Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

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Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

with Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Masters, Derek Simpson, John Ogdon (piano), Nigel Robson (tenor)

Bath Festival Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Scottish Chamber Orchestra,...

Release Date: 9th Jan 2012
Catalogue No: 6784292
Label: Warner Classics
Series: 20th Century Classics
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Work length18:33

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Robert Masters (violin), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Yehudi Menuhin (musician), Robert Masters (musician), Derek Simpson (musician), Derek Simpson (cello)
Bath Festival Orchestra
Sir Michael Tippett
Recorded: 1964-10-23
Recording Venue: 22,23 October 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

Tippett: Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage

Work length28:53

$6.50

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai
Recorded: 1984-01-01
Recording Venue: 25 & 26 November 1984, Concert Hall, Poole Arts Centre

Prelude - Transformation - Preparation for the first dance -

Track length4:48

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First Dance: The Earth in Autumn (The hound chases the hare) - Transformation - Preparation for the second dance -

Track length5:25

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Second Dance: The Waters in Winter (The otter chases the fish) - Transformation - Preparation for the third dance -

Track length7:14

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Third Dance: The Air in Spring (The hawk chases the bird) - Preparation for the fourth dance -

Track length4:18

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Fourth Dance: Fire in Summer (The voluntary human sacrifice)

Track length7:08

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Tippett: Piano Concerto

Work length32:21

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John Ogdon (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1963-12-24
Recording Venue: 23 & 24 December 1963, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length15:56

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II. Molto lento e tranquillo

Track length8:14

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III. Vivace

Track length8:11

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Tippett: Concerto for double string orchestra

Work length22:18

$3.90

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Moscow Chamber Orchestra (lead vocals)
Bath Festival Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai
Recorded: 1991-01-01
Recording Venue: 2 July 1962, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Allegro con brio

Track length5:46

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II. Adagio cantabile

Track length8:56

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III. Allegro molto

Track length7:36

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Tippett: Divertimento on Sellinger's Round

Work length18:25

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Recorded: 1995-02-18
Recording Venue: 14, 15 & 18 February 1995, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

I. Allegro

Track length2:55

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II. A Lament (Andante espressivo)

Track length6:14

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III. Presto

Track length1:50

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IV. Adagio

Track length3:47

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V. Allegro assai

Track length3:39

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Tippett: Little Music

Work length10:39

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Recorded: 1995-02-18
Recording Venue: 14, 15 & 18 February 1995, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

I. Prelude (Maestoso)

Track length1:32

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II. Fugue (Allegro moderato (a tempo doppio più mosso))

Track length3:30

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III. Air (Andante espressivo)

Track length3:24

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IV. Finale (Vivace)

Track length2:13

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Tippett: Songs for Dov

Work length27:02

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Nigel Robson (tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Michael Tippett
Recorded: 1987-01-01
Recording Venue: 1 August 1987, City Hall, Glasgow

Song 1 [Bow-wow, bow-wow]

Track length5:54

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Song 2 [Bow-wow, bow-wow]

Track length9:25

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Song 3 [I passed by their home]

Track length11:43

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Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) is regarded, along with Benjamin Britten, as one of the most important British composers of the 20th century. He was well-known for his atheist, humanitarian and pacifist beliefs which, during the Second World War, caused him to serve a term in prison as a conscientious objector. He was also one of the first openly gay composers and quite politically active: all qualities of his personality that are reflected in his work. The earliest work in this set is the Concerto for double string orchestra which was one of Tippett's first successes and one of his most popular works. The years 1945-59, from which most of the works in this set come, might be regarded as the composer's middle-period, a time of great success and critical denigration: the opera The Midsummer Marriage attracted particular criticism, more for its obscure libretto (written by Tippett himself) than the music itself, which is among some of his finest. John Odgon's performance of the 1955 Piano Concerto is, arguably, the definitive performance of this work and is a fine tribute to a great pianist.

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with Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Masters, Derek Simpson, John Ogdon (piano), Nigel Robson (tenor)

Bath Festival Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Michael Tippett, Rudolf Barshai, Colin Davis, Sir Neville Marriner

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

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