Norwegian contemporary composer, born on May 16, 1946.
He was a professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music until retiring in 2014, and has also been an influential figure in music education and music organizations in Norway. Thommessen has played a significant role in aesthetic discourse in Norway and is known for his modernist and atonal stance.
ALBA
Poing, Thommessen* / Mahler* / Buene*
Almost Classic
2024, CD, Album, Lawo Classics, 
,
, Contemporary/Romantic
Olav Anton Thommessen
The Hermaphrodite
2016, 2xCD, Aurora (5)
Grieg*, Thommessen*, Sibelius*, Engegård Quartet
Grieg / Thommessen / Sibelius
2015, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, BIS, BIS
Soon-Mi Chung, Henning Kraggerud, Oslo Camerata, Beamish*, Thommessen*, Kraggerud*, Nordheim*, Britten*
Under The Wing Of The Rock
2015
Olav Anton Thommessen
Veslemøy Synsk
2011, 2xSACD, Hybrid + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A, 2L
Olav Anton Thommessen, Peter Herresthal, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*, Rolf Gupta
Bull's Eye - Please Accept My Ears - Cantabile
2006, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, BIS, 
,
, Modern/Contemporary
Olav Anton Thommessen
"Jeg Er flerspors" - Variasjoner Over Olav Anton Thommessen
1998, CD, Hemera Music
Olav Anton Thommessen
Edda-Da
1995, CD, Album, Aurora (5)
Olav Anton Thommessen
Nordic Council Music Prize 1990
1994, CD, Album, Caprice Records
Edvard Grieg, Olav Anton Thommessen, Jan Söderblom, Izumi Tateno, Jean Sibelius Kvartetti*, Iver Kleive, Oslon Filharmoninen Orkesteri*, Arturo Tamayo
Sonaatti Viululle Ja Pianolle Nro 3 / Jousikvartetto / Fra Oven - Konsertto Syntetisaattorille Ja Orkesterille
1994, CD, Classica (4)
Oslo Sinfonietta, Håkon Berge, Olav Anton Thommessen, Rolf Wallin, Åse Hedstrøm, Arne Nordheim
Untitled
1993, CD, Album, Aurora (5), ,
, Contemporary
Gaute Vikdal, Bjørn Andor Drage - Nordheim*, Hovland*, Thommessen*, Asheim*
Skygger
1992, CD, Album, Euridice
Olav Anton Thommessen
A Glass Bead Game / From Above
1990, CD, Album, Aurora (5)
Olav Anton Thommessen, John Persen
Olav Anton Thommessen / John Persen
1988, CD, Comp, Aurora (5), Aurora (5)
Kolbotn Symphonic Band* - Hovland* - Tveitt* - Thommesen* - Haug* - Hurum*
Contemporary Music
1988, LP, Album, Callisto Records (2)
Ragnar Söderlind*, Magne Hegdal, Magnar Åm, Olav Anton Thommessen, John Persen
Trauermusik, Op. 12 / Sinfonia / Prayer / Upside-Down / Orchestral Piece II
1985, LP, Norwegian Composers
Grieg*, Brahms*, Thommessen*, Vanya Milanova, Einar Henning Smebye
Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 3, C-minor / Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 3, D-minor / Please Accept My Ears
1983, LP, Album, Simax Classics
Sigurd Berge, John Persen, Ketil Hvoslef, Olav Anton Thommessen
Contemporary Music From Norway
1980, LP, Album, Philips
Sigurd Berge / Bernt Kasberg Evensen / Magne Hegdal / Folke Strømholm / Olav Anton Thommessen / Magnar Åm
Contemporary Norwegian Piano
1980, LP, Philips
KOMPILACE +
Lars Lien (2), Sergej Osadchuk
Out Of Step
2022, CD, Album, Lawo Classics
Ernst Simon Glaser
Echos Of What Will Come - Conversations With J.S.
2022, CD, Album, Simax Classics, Simax Classics
Håvard Gimse
20 Norwegian Piano Miniatures
2021, CD, Album, Fabra
Soon-Mi Chung, Henning Kraggerud, Oslo Camerata
Under The Wing Of The Rock
2015
Music For A While
Graces That Refrain
2012, CD, Album, Grappa, ,
, Ballad/Contemporary Jazz
Ila Brass Band, Bjørn Sagstad
Klang(!)
2012, CD, Pro Musica
The Norwegian Army Band, Bergen*, Ernst Simon Glaser, Peter Szilvay
Zvezdochka In Orbit
2012, CD, Album, Dig, Aurora (5)
The Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces*, Tine Thing Helseth, Ole Kristian Ruud
A Tribute To The Northern Winds
2011, CD, Album, Simax Classics, ,
, Brass Band/Contemporary/Military
Muskap
Upright At The End Of Lippestad (Both Ways)
2011, CD, Album, Prisma Records
Telemark Chamber Orchestra, Lars-Erik ter Jung, Ingrid Andsnes
Passione
2010, CD, Album, Fabra
Různí
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 2009
2009, 2xCD, Doyen
Andreas Grønneberg
Tuba
2009, CD, Album, Shell (3)
Helge Iberg
ReHumaniZing
2007, CD, Album, Aurora (5), ,
, Poetry/Contemporary
Jon Faukstad
Accordion Chamber
2007, CD, Album, jps records (2)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
Corelli Machine
2006, CD, Album, Aurora (5)
Guri Egge, Einar Henning Smebye
Songs From The Last Century
2006, CD, Album, Pro Musica, ,
, Contemporary
Forsvarets Musikk
Ja Vi Elsker
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Forsvarets Musikk, ,
, Contemporary/Marches/Romantic
Různí
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 2001 (Norgesmesterskapet For Janitsjarkorps 2001)
2001, 2xCD, Doyen
Peter Herresthal
Please Accept My Ears!
1998, CD, Album, Hemera Music
Různí
Rikskonsertane Norwegian Concert Institute CD 1995
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Smplr, Rikskonsertene
Helle Kristensen, Con Strumenti, Jane Odriozola, Claus Borch
Nocturnal Birds - Vögel Der Nacht
1996, CD, Album, Paula
Různí
Norwegian Contemporary Music
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, Aurora (5), ,
, Contemporary/Experimental
Různí
Rødt Blått & Norsk
1995, CD, Comp, Musikkmagasinet Ballade, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
Kirsten Flagstad
Volume 1: The Early Recordings 1914 - 1941
1995, 3xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Simax
Mahler*, Linda Øvrebø, Barbro Marklund*, Symfoniorkester Fra Norges Musikkhøgskole* Og Østlandets Musikkonservatorium*, Simon Streatfeild
Symfoni Nr. 2
1994, CD, Album, Norges Musikkhøgskole
Frode Thorsen
Blokkfløyter - Recorders
1991, CD, Album, Vest-Norsk Plateselskap
Ensemble K 4*
Live At Henie-Onstad Art Center: 2 Pianos & 2 Percussions
1990, CD, Album, Albedo
František Veselka / Milena Dratvová
New Norwegian Violin Music, Vol. I
1990, CD, Album, Aurora (5), ,
, Contemporary
František Veselka / Milena Dratvová
New Norwegian Violin Music, Vol. II
1990, CD, Album, Aurora (5), ,
, Contemporary
Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling, Glenn Mossop, Elise Båtnes
Scandinavian Tour 1988
1988, CD, Comp, Promo, Caprice Records
Michala Petri, Hanne Petri, David Petri
The Modern Recorder
1988
Geir Bøhren & Bent Åserud*
Originalmusikken Fra Filmen «Orions Belte»
1985, LP, Album, Sonet, ,
, Soundtrack
Geir Henning Braaten
Norwegian Pianorama (25 Contemporary Piano Pieces)
1984, LP, Norwegian Composers
Fartein Valen
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 37 / Epithalamion, Op. 19 / Trio For Violin , Violoncello And Piano, Op. 5
1980, LP, Philips, ,
, Modern
West Lothian Celebrity Winds
The Gathering
CD, Album, Amadeus (4)
Susanne Kessel, Ludwig van Beethoven
250 Piano Pieces For Beethoven Compilation 2
2021, CD, Comp, Kessel Music Projects, 
,
, Classical/Romantic
Dan Styffe - Peter Herresthal, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Secret Memories
2012, CD, ,
, Contemporary
Nordic Recorderduo
Contemporary Music
2000, CD, Album, Paula
Různí
Sampled Spirits 1999
1999, CD, Promo, Smplr, Norsk Komponistforening, Aurora (5), Hemera Music
Různí
Året Rundt Med Lysbilder
1992, Cass, Album, Comp, Landslaget Musikk I Skolen, Landslaget Kunst I Skolen
Sonanza*
Contemporary Nordic Chamber Music
1988, CD, Album, Acoustica (3)
Elef Nesheim - Nils E. Bjerkestrand
Ny Musikk I Skolen - En Undervisningspakke I Norsk Samtidsmusikk
1986, 2xCass, Comp, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Norsk Komponistforening, ,
, Education/Neo-Classical/Serial/Neo-Romantic/Contemporary
Různí
Nordiska Musikdagar 1978
1979, LP, Caprice Records, 
,
, Contemporary/Experimental
Různí
Aurora Borealis (Music From Norway)
1978, 2xLP, Comp, Unicorn Records (3), Unicorn Records (3)