Sir Michael Tippett [Box set]

Matthew Best (Performer), Anthony Lewis (Performer), Alexander Baillie (Performer), Nicholas Jones (Performer), Colin Lawson (Performer), Michael Tippett (Composer), Michael Tippett (Conductor), William Boughton (Conductor), English Northern Philharmonia (Performer, Orchestra), Medici Quartet (Performer), Craig Ogden (Performer), Margaret McDonald (Performer), Margaret MacDonald (Performer), John Anderson (Performer), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Alexander Martin (Performer), Jeremy Cornes (Performer), Peter Hamburger (Performer), Martin Westlake (Performer), Martin Jones (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Matthew Best, Anthony Lewis, Alexander Baillie, Nicholas Jones, Colin Lawson, et al.
• Orchestra: English Northern Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Michael Tippett, William Boughton
• Composer: Michael Tippett
• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B000007NG2
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage', for chorus ad lib & orchestra: Prelude

2. Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage', for chorus ad lib & orchestra: Transformation and Preparation for -

3. Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage', for chorus ad lib & orchestra: The First dance: The Earth in autumn

4. Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage', for chorus ad lib & orchestra: Transformation and Preparation for -

5. Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage', for chorus ad lib & orchestra: The Second Dance: The Waters in Winter

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Disc: 2

1. Dance, Clarion Air, madrigal for chorus

2. The Weeping Babe, motet for soprano & chorus

3. Plebs angelica, motet for double chorus

4. Bonny At Morn, for unison chorus & 3 recorders

5. Crown of the Year, cantata for female chorus & instruments: I. Prelude: Spring

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Disc: 3

1. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra: I. Medium fast...

2. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra: I. ...Interlude: Medium slow

3. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra: II. Very slow; calmer still...

4. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra: II. ...Interlude: Medium fast

5. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra: III. Medium fast

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Disc: 4

1. Concerto for Double String Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio

2. Concerto for Double String Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile

3. Concerto for Double String Orchestra: III. Allegro molto

4. The Blue Guitar, for guitar solo: I. Transforming. Medium Slow - Slow

5. The Blue Guitar, for guitar solo: II. Juggling. Fast

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Editorial Reviews

BBC Magazine

Interest naturally focuses on Tippett's own readings of classic scores that explore or ... seek to reinvent.... Overall, these performances show the hand of a master still fully confident in his powers.