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"A phenomenal player and a superb musician.
If I reach for a record it's usually a Thompson recording."
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| DENNIS BRAIN A CELEBRATION | Works by Artem Vassilev, Mozart Haydn, David Matthews, Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra Michael Thompson Conductor / Soloist | RAM 016 | |
| BIRTWISTLE | Meridian London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen | MNC D 009 | |
| BRITTEN | Canticles Anthony Rolfe - Johnson, Tenor Roger Vignoles, Piano | Hyperion CDA 66498 | |
| BRITTEN | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Anthony Rolfe - Johnson, Tenor Scottish National Orchestra Bryden Thomson | Chandos CHAN 8657 | |
| BRITTEN | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Adrian Thompson, Tenor Bournemouth Sinfonietta David Lloyd - Jones | Naxos 8.553834 | |
| THE GOLDEN ECHO | Horn Concertos by Haydn, Mozart Rosetti & Vivaldi Philharmonia Orchestra Warren-Green | Nimbus CD NIM 5018 | |
| GREGSON | Concerto for Horn and Brass Band Carlton Main Frickley David James | Top Brass Series TB 3022 | |
| HAYDN | Horn Concertos 1 & 2 Divertimento a tre Philharmonia Warren-Green | Nimbus CD NUM 5010 | |
| HAYDN | Horn Concerto No. 1 London Chamber Orchestra Warren-Green | Virgin 7234 5 61235 26 | |
| DAVID LYON | Horn Concerto Royal Ballet Sinfonia David Lloyd-Jones | Marco Polo 8.225039 | |
| BENEDICT MASON | Concerto for Horn & Tombone David Purser, Trombone London Sinfonietta Diego Masson | Bridge Records BCD 9045 | |
| MESSIAEN | Des canyons aux etoiles Paul Crossley, Piano London Sinfonietta Esa - Pekka Salonen | CBS M2K 44762 | |
| MOZART | Complete works for Horn & Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta Michael Thompson Director / Soloist | Naxos 8.553592 | |
| MOZART | Sinfonia Concertante London chamber Orchestra Warren-Green | LCO VCY 790818 | |
| MOZART | Four Horn Concertos Fragment in E Jerzy Maksymiuk | BBC CD 600 | |
| MUSGRAVE | Horn Concerto National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Bramwell Tovey | For details e mail NYOS@cqm.co.uk | |
| STRAUSS | Horn Concertos 1 & 2 BBC Philharmonic Edward Downes | BBC CD 641 | |
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Chamber Music
Brahms Trio"A very satisfying disc. Wonderful works, beautifully played and well recorded. Thompson produces a rich, mellow tone reminiscent of the two great Brains, Aubrey and Dennis, in the same work"
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| BEETHOVEN | Sextet Opus 81b Nash Ensemble | ASV GLD 4002 | |
| BRAHMS | Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano Borodin Trio | Chandos CHAN 8606 | |
| MOZART | Quintet K407 for Horn and String Quartet Academy of Ancient Music | L'Oiseau Lyre CD 421429 - 20H | |
| ROSSINI | Sonatas for Wind Quartet Michael Thompson Wind Quartet | Naxos 8.554098 | |
| DANZI | Wind Quintets Opus 56 Sextet in Eb Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.553076 | |
| DANZI | Wind Quintets Opus 67 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.553570 | |
| DANZI | Wind Quintets Opus 68 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.554694 | |
| KROMMER | Partitas for Wind Ensemble Opus 45 nos.1 & 2 Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble | Naxos 8.553868 | |
| KROMMER | Partitas for Wind Ensemble Opus 69, 76 & 79 Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble | Naxos 8.554226 | |
| REICHA | Wind Quintet in C minor Wind Quintet in F major Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.554228 | |
| REICHA | Wind Quintets Opus 88 No. 2 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.550432 | |
| REICHA | Wind Quintets Opus 88 No. 4 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.553528 | |
| REICHA | Wind Quintets Opus 88 No. 5 Opus 91 No. 1 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.554227 | |
| 20th CENTURY WIND QUINTETS | Hindemith, Barber, Larsson, Janacek Michael Thompson Wind Quintet | Naxos 8.553851 | |
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Horn QuartetsMichael Thompson "has taken over Dennis Brain's mantle, and his performances are quite superlative in every way; Dennis would surely have been delighted to find such an assured successor" The Gramophone |
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| TIPPETT | Sonata for Four Horns Michael Thompson Horn Quartet | Collins Classics 12292 | |
| TIPPETT | Sonata for Four Horns Michael Thompson Horn Quartet | EMI 5 55452 2 | |
| TRANS ATLANTIC HORN QUARTET | Spontaneous Combustion | ||
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Horn and Piano
"Thompson confirmed the golden opinions that preceded him. Here was playing so on top of things technically, so confident and blithe about it all, that a listener could easily forget what a fiendishly refractory instrument the horn can be. Not for nothing are horn recitals so rare"
The Boston Globe
| VIRTUOSI | Works for Horn & Piano Philip Fowke, Piano | EMI Classics CDC 7 5442 | |
| DANZI | Sonata for Horn & Piano in Eb Opus 28 Philip Fowke, Piano | Naxos 8.553570 | |
| DANZI | Sonata for Horn & Piano in E minor Opus 44 Philip Fowke, Piano | Naxos 8.554694 | |
| SCHUMANN STRAUSS | Schumann Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano Strauss Andante for Horn and Piano Catherine Dubois, Piano | BBC CD 641 | |
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