Thommessen, Olav Anton

Klang(!) Music by Nystedt, Thommessen, Brorson, Matre / Ila Brass Band; Aurum Chamber Choir

1 CD / Pro Musica / 2013-01-29

Works: Knut Nystedt: Masquerade, for brass ensemble, Op. 91; Ola O. Fagerheim: Halleluja, vår strid er endt, for chorus; Olav Anton Thommessen: Arabesk, for brass ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Mitt ...
Conductors: Sagstad, Bjorn
Ensemble: ; Ila Brass Band

Aurum is an award-winning and ambitious choir located in Trondheim. Conductor Bjørn Sagstad is known as one of the foremost conductor capacities within Sinfonietta, choir...continue...
Recording information: Rosenborg Skoles aula (03/09/2012-03/11/2012)....continue...

Secret Memories - works for double bass & orchestra by Auerbach, Hauta, Kurtag, Scelsi, Salles / Dan Styffe, double bass

1 CD / Simax / 2012-09-25

Works: Lera Auerbach: Memory of a Tango, for double bass; Teppo Hauta-Aho: Poetic Caprice, for double bass; György Kurtág: Vigasztalás-üzenet Christian Sutternek, for solo cello; Olav An...
Performers: Herresthal, Peter; Styffe, Dan
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Dan Styffe is ranked among the foremost of the double bass players today. His ability to communicate musical refinement through the double bass is renowned....continue...

Nine Solos for Nine Violinists - works by Haugland, Paus, Kleiberg, Hvoslef, Koch et al. / various solo violinists

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-08-28

Works: Glenn Erik Haugland: If I am not for myself, who will be?, for violin; Synne Skouen: Give @lice different entries, for violin; Marcus Paus: The ladies on the bridge, for violin; Ståle Kleiberg:...
Performers: Alien, Miriam Helms; Andersen, Christopher Tun [Violin]; Berg, Madelene; Chen, Sara; Csenki, Melinda [Violin]; Hagen, Guro Kleven; Putterman, Victoria; Sater, Ann Hou [Violin]; Welde, Sonoko Miriam S...

Several pieces on this release were written specifically for the violinists who performed them. All of the works have been premiered either at the Bergen...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg kirke, Oslo (2010-11-23_2010-11-24&2011-)....continue...

Zvezdochka in Orbit / Ernst Simon Glaser

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-05-29

Works: Jon Oivind Ness: Zvezdochka in Orbit, for cello & wind ensemble; Friedrich Gulda: Concerto for cello & wind orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind instruments; Olav Anton Thommessen: ...
Performers: Glaser, Ernst Simon [Cello]
Conductors: Szilvay, Peter
Ensemble: ; Norwegian Navy Band Bergen

Zvezdochka in Orbit was commissioned by cellist Ernst Simon Glaser, and was premiered by him in 2009 with the Norwegian Navy Band conducted by Peter...continue...
Recording information: Koengen, Bergen (2010-04-12_2010-04-16&2010-)....continue...

Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemoy Synsk / Marianne Beate Kielland, mz; Nils Anders Mortensen, piano

3 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2011-07-26

Works: Olav Anton Thommessen: Veslemoy Synsk, for voice & piano (after Grieg)
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; Mortensen, Nils Anders

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) the national romantic and Olav Anton Thommessen (1946-) the modernist come together here in the tale of "Haugtussa" and her life, her...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Norway (02/08/2010-02/11/2010)....continue...

Tribute To The Northern Winds

1 CD / Simax / 2011-06-28

Works: Egil Hovland: Fanfare and Choral, for wind band, Op. 54B; Festival Overture, for wind band, Op. 39; Aulis Sallinen: The Palace Rhapsody (Palatsirapsodia), for winds, percussion, harp & piano, Op. 72;...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian

The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces is among the foremost military orchestras, with international acclaim for its high musical level. A Tribute to...continue...
Recording information: Ridehuset, Akershus Festning, Oslo....continue...

Olav Anton Thommessen: Bull's Eye; Please Accept My Ears; Cantabile [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Olav Anton Thommessen: Bull's Eye, a symphonic wrapping of Ole Bull's Concerto; Please Accept my Ears, for violin & piano; Cantabile (Etyde-Cadenza), for solo violin
Performers: Herresthal, Peter; Moreno, Gonzalo
Conductors: Gupta, Rolf

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OIav Anton Thommessen: Gjennom Prisme

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Olav Anton Thommessen: Gratias Agimus, for voice & piano; Gjennom Prisme, for cello, organ & orchestra; Vævet Af Stængler (Woven in Stems), for voice & string orchestra
Performers: Braaten, Geir Henning; Hirsti, Marianne; Marianne Willumsen; Nordstoga, Kåre; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Andersen, Karsten; Rasilainen, Ari

Thommessen: BULL's eye, etc / Herresthal, Gupta, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-04-03

Works: Olav Anton Thommessen: BULL's eye; Please Accept my Ears; Cantabile for Violin solo "Etyde Cadenza"
Performers: Herresthal, Peter; Moreno, Gonzalo
Conductors: Gupta, Rolf
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian composer Olav Anton Thommessen describes 'Bull's eye' as 'a symphonic wrapping' of Ole Bull's first violin concerto from 1834. A leading figure in Norwegian...continue...