Playlist
Michael TIPPETT
Presence (The Mask of Time)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Andrew Davis
EMI CDS 7477058 (2)
CD 1 T 1
Michael TIPPETT
A Child Of Our Time Opening
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Philips 420 075-2
T 1
Michael TIPPETT
Suite In D (For The Birthday Of Prince Charles)
Finale
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Decca 425 646-2
CD 3 T 12
Michael TIPPETT
Concerto For Double String Orchestra
2nd Movement
Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr
Rec. 1943
NMC D103
T 6
Michael TIPPETT
Symphony No 1 1st Movement
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Decca London 425 646-2
CD 1 T 1
Michael TIPPETT
Symphony No 1 2nd Movement
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Decca London 425 646-2
CD 1 T 2
Michael TIPPETT
String Quartet No 1
Lindsay String Quartet
ASV CD DCS 231
CD 1 T 2
Michael TIPPETT
A Child Of Our Time Part 2
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Philips 420 075-2
T 7
Michael TIPPETT
A Child Of Our Time Part 2
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Philips 420 075-2
T 8
Michael TIPPETT
Piano Sonata No 1 (Fantasy Sonata): Andante Tranquillo
Phyllis Sellick (piano)
Rec 1941
NMC D 103
T 2
Michael TIPPETT
Remember Your Lovers (The Hearts' Assurance)
Peter Pears (tenor)
Noel Mewton-Wood (piano)
Rec. 1953
EMI 5 85 150 2
T 10
Michael TIPPETT
Symphony No 2: 1st Movement
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
Decca London 425 646 2
T5
Michael TIPPETT
The Midsummer Marriage Act 1
Royal Opera House Orchestra
John Pritchard
Rec. 1955
Gala GL 100.524
CD 1 T 1
Michael TIPPETT
Is it so Strange ? (The Midsummer Marriage Act 1, Sc 8)
Joan Sutherland:soprano (Jenifer)
ROH Chorus and Orchestra
John Pritchard
Rec 1955
Gala GL 100.524
CD 1 T 15
Michael TIPPETT
King Priam Act 1 start
London Sinfonietta Chorus
London Sinfonietta
Conducted by David Atherton
Decca London 414 241-2
CD 1 T 1
Michael TIPPETT
The Knot Garden Act 1 Sc 7
Josephine Barstow (Denise): soprano
Thomas Carey (Mel): baritone
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis
Philips 446 331-2
T 8
Michael TIPPETT
The Ice Break Act 1 Sc 9
Thomas Randle (Olympion)
Carolann Page (Gayle)
Cynthia Clarey (Hannah)
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta Chorus
Conducted by David Atherton
Virgin VC 7 91448 2
T 7
Michael Tippett
The Ice Break Act 2 Sc 10
London Sinfonietta
Conducted by David Atherton
Virgin VC 7 91448 2
T 21
Tippett was always ready to talk about his work and about the events, external and internal, which influenced it and this programme contains material previously broadcast in BBC radio and television programmes featuring Sir Michael. There are frank comments about his political idealism, his pacifism, his homosexuality, his dreams and the suicide of one of his closest friends.
The programme is illustrated with Tippett's music often in rare archive recordings. They include Joan Sutherland singing Jenifer in the original 1955 Covent Garden production of Tippett's first opera The Midsummer Marriage and recordings soon to be commercially available of Tippett's First Piano Sonata played by Phyllis Sellick and the Concerto for Double String Orchestra conducted by Tippett's associate Walter Goehr, both made in the 1940s.