Michael Tippett - 20th Century Classics (2012) [2CD]

• Title: 20th Century Classics
  
• Year Of Release: 2012
  
• Label: EMI Classics
  
• Genre: Classical
  
• Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue,log)
  
• Total Time: 02:38:21
  
• Total Size: 743 mb (+3%rec.)
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Michael Tippett was born in London and studied music at the Royal College before embarking on an early career as a composer, supported by work with the orchestra and choir of Morley College in South London, tasks that he found socially relevant. His idiosyncratic style developed relatively slowly, flowering in a series of remarkable operas for which he provided his own libretti. Public recognition came with a knighthood in 1966 and appointment as a Companion of Honour in 1979.

Operas
Tippett’s first important opera, The Midsummer Marriage, was staged at Covent Garden in 1955. It was followed six years later by King Priam, then The Knot Garden in 1970 and The Ice Break in 1977, all of them, in one way or another, exploring a world illuminated by Jungian theories of psychology.

Orchestral Music
Well-known orchestral music includes a Concerto for Double String Orchestra, a Triple Concerto, Little Music for Strings and a Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli, as well as four symphonies. Tippett’s debt to English tradition is heard in his Divertimento on Sellinger’s Round, using an Elizabethan melody.

Choral and Vocal Music
Tippett’s A Child of Our Time seemed highly relevant to the state of the world at the time of its completion in 1941. Other remarkable and moving choral works include The Vision of St Augustine, completed in 1965. Among solo songs and song cycles, The Heart’s Assurance, setting poems by Sidney Keyes and Alun Lewis, is of central importance.

Chamber and Keyboard Music
Tippett’s chamber music includes four string quartets that reflect developments in his style, with four piano sonatas spanning a period from 1938 to 1984.


Tracks:


CD 1

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of CorelliYehudi Menuhin/Robert Masters/Derek Simpson/Bath Festival Orchestra/Sir Michael Tippett
18:33

Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage': Prelude - Transformation - Preparation for the first dance -Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai
04:48

Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage': First Dance: The Earth in Autumn (The hound chases the hare) - Transformation - PrepaBournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai
05:25

Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage': Second Dance: The Waters in Winter (The otter chases the fish) - Transformation - PreBournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai
07:14

Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage': Third Dance: The Air in Spring (The hawk chases the bird) - Preparation for the fourtBournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai
04:18

Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage': Fourth Dance: Fire in Summer (The voluntary human sacrifice)Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai
07:08

Tippett: Piano Concerto: I. Allegro non troppoJohn Ogdon
15:56

Tippett: Piano Concerto: II. Molto lento e tranquileJohn Ogdon
08:14
9

Tippett: Piano Concerto: III. VivaceJohn Ogdon
08:11


CD 2

Concerto for double string orchestra: I. Allegro con brioMoscow Chamber Orchestra, Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
05:46

Concerto for double string orchestra: II. Adagio cantabileMoscow Chamber Orchestra, Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
08:56

Concerto for double string orchestra: III. Allegro moltoMoscow Chamber Orchestra, Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
07:36

Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round': I. AllegroAcademy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
02:55

Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round': II. A Lament (Andante espressivo)Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
06:14

Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round': III. PrestoAcademy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
01:50

Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round': IV. AdagioAcademy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
03:47

Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round': V. Allegro assaiAcademy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
03:39

Little Music for string orchestra: I. Prelude (Maestoso)Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
01:32

Little Music for string orchestra: II. Fugue (Allegro moderato (a tempo doppio più mosso))Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
03:30

Little Music for string orchestra: III. Air (Andante espressivo)Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
03:24

Little Music for string orchestra: IV. Finale (Vivace)Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
02:13

Tippett: Songs for Dov: No. 1, I Was Born in a Big TownSir Michael Tippett, Nigel Robson
05:54
14

Tippett: Songs for Dov: No. 2, Know You the Land Where Lemon Bushes Flower?Sir Michael Tippett, Nigel Robson
09:25

Tippett: Songs for Dov: No. 3, I Passed by Their HomeSir Michael Tippett, Nigel Robson
11:43

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