Thompson, Sumner

Josquin Desprez - Music at the Sistine Chapel around 1490, Gaspar van Weerbeke, Bertrandus Vaqueras, and Marbrianus de Orto / Cut Circle

2 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2013-02-12

Works: Josquin Desprez: Honor, decus, imperium; Missa La sol fa re mi; Missa Fortuna desperata; Domine, non secundum peccata nostra, motet for 4 parts; Missa "L'homme armé" super voces musicales, for 4...
Performers: Anderson, Matthew; Buff, Carolann; Gerbi, Mary; Molomot, Marc; Sheehan, Aaron; Thompson, Sumner
Conductors: Rodin, Jesse
Ensemble: ; Cut Circle

This double CD centers on securely attributed music Josquin Desprez probably wrote in Rome, but contextualizes these pieces by presenting world-premiere recordings of nine works...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Boston, MA (2008-08-??&2010-08-??_2010-).

Includes il sera par vous (robert morton) / l'homme armé (g by various composers....continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass / Teresa Wakim, Paula Murrihy, Thomas Cooley and Sumner Thompson - Harry Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "La Reine"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronati...
Performers: Cooley, Thomas; Murrihy, Paula; Thompson, Sumner; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra

It is CORO's great pleasure to release the third CD in its series with the Handel and Haydn Society! Composed in 1779, the Mass in...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (04/27/2012/04/29/2012)....continue...

The Sacred Voice: sacred vocal works by Graham Gordon Ramsay / Yulia Van Doren, Mary Gerbi, Zachary Wilder

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Graham Gordon Ramsay: Ave Maria, for chorus; Missa Sancta Stephani, for chorus; Obedience, for 2 voices & organ; If You Love Me, for 3 voices; De Profundis, for chorus; Psalms (3), for chorus & violi...
Performers: Christensen, Heinrich; Combs, Allen; Cooper, Jessica; DeMille, Marc J.; Doren, Yulia Van; Everson, Lori; Hatch, Monica; Hindrichs, Emily; Kravitz, David; McGee, Randy; McSweeney, Mark; Proft, John; R...
Conductors: Christensen, Heinrich

In the compositions here, composer Graham Gordon Ramsay aims to rethink a variety of familiar sacred texts in a fresh way. His music not only...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA....continue...

Carissimi Oratorios

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-02-23

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Jephte; Ezechia, oratorio for 5 voices, 2 violins & continuo; Job, oratorio for 3 voices & continuo (doubtful)
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Duncan, Tyler; Keohane, Maria; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Thompson, Sumner; Webster, Catherine; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]; Wiliford, Lawrence
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Baroques

Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) was the greatest exponent of the Latin sacred historia (oratorio). He spent his whole life in Rome as maestro di cappella at...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (01/06/2009-01/08/2009)....continue...

Passion & Lament: Choral Masterworks

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2009-10-27

Works: Salomone Rossi: Settings from Hashirim asher lish'lomo (The Songs of Solomon); Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Stabat mater; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte
Performers: Boutte, Tony; Ellis, Jennifer; Thompson, Sumner
Conductors: Abraham, Daniel

Singers and instrumentalists join forces for this recording of The Bach Sinfonia and Sinfonia Voci’s performance of Biber’s Stabat Mater, a work music director Daniel...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, Washington, D. (05/18/2008-05/21/2008)....continue...

Lully: Psyché, LWV 45 / O'Dette, Stubbs, Sampson, Gauvin, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, et al

3 CD / CPO / 2008-07-29

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, opera, LWV 56
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Barrett, Michael [Tenor Vocal/U.S.]; Bordas, Ricard; Doren, Yulia Van; Engebreth, Aaron; Forsythe, Amanda; Gauvin, Karina; Laquerre, Olivier; Lebel, Mireille; Lemos, José; McSto...

"Musical directors Stephen Stubbs and Paul O'Dette have reconstructed the score from several sources, clearly with an ear to good tunes, vigor, and allure. The...continue...

Music for Limón Dances - Jon Magnussen / Briskin, Laycock, Thompson, Westminster Kantorei, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Jon Magnussen: The Winged, dance score; Psalm, dance score
Performers: Thompson, Sumner
Conductors: Briskin, David; Laycock, Mark
Ensemble: Fuma Sacra; Juilliard Orchestra

The music on this disc came to be out of a unique collaboration between three artists spanning three generations: Jose Limon, Jon Magnussen and Carla...continue...