Tippett, Sir Michael - Symphonies/New Year Suite (Chandos Audio CD)

Michael Tippett (1905-1998)


COMPACT DISC ONE
Symphony No. 1 37:16
1 I Allegro vigoroso: quasi alla breve 11:08
2 II Adagio 12:09
3 III Presto 6:20
4 IV Allegro moderato ma con brio e più tarde con delicatezza 7:33

Symphony No. 2 36:13
5 I Allegro vigoroso 9:36
6 II Adagio molto e tranquillo 11:47
7 III Presto veloce 5:40
8 IV Allegro moderato 9:04
73:41

COMPACT DISC TWO
Symphony No. 3* 57:11
Part 1 28:20
1 Allegro non troppo e pestante - 12:02
2 Lento 16:18
Part 2 28:42
3 Allegro molto - 6:21
4 Slow Blues. Andante - 3:32
As I drew nurture from my mother's breast. . .
5 Fast Blues. Allegro - 2:23
O, I'll go walking. . .
6 Slow Blues. Largo - 4:56
I found the man grown to a dwarf. . .
7 Pochissimo meno mosso 11:30
They sang that when she waved her wings. . .

COMPACT DISC THREE
Symphony No. 4 33:35
1 Introduction and Exposition. Tempo 1 3:42
2 Fig. 21† - Development 1 (Fig. 25). Tempo 3 4:29
3 Slow Movement (Fig. 52). Tempo 1 7:57
4 Development 2 (Fig. 78). Tempo 2 3:23
5 Scherzo and Trios (Fig. 100). Tempo 3 4:11
6 Fig. 139. Tempo 1 - Development 3 (Fig. 144) 4:38
7 Recapitulation (Fig. 160) 5:16
†Schott score

New Year Suite 28:59
Timothy Holmes - Kyle Horch - Melanie Bush saxophones
Steven Smith - Alan Taylor electric guitars
Robert Millett kit drums
8 1 The Space Ship Lands 0:42
9 2 Prelude 0:41
10 3 The Shaman Dance - 1:12
11 4 The Hunt for the Scapegoat - 1:29
12 5 Donny's Skarade - 3:51
13 6 Donny's Dream - 3:39
14 7 Dream Interlude 0:45
15 8 Jo Ann's Dreamsong - 4:37
16 9 Love Scene for Jo Ann and Pelegrin - 6:25
17 10 The Paradise Dance - 2:24
18 11 The Beating-Out of the Scapegoat (the Bad Old Year) - 0:48
19 12 Ringing in the New Year - 1:08
20 13 The Space Ship Takes Off Again 1:18
62:47
Faye Robinson soprano*
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox
Recorded in:
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
2 & 3 October 1992 (Symphony No. 4), 3 & 4 December 1993 (Symphony No. 3), 9 & 10 March 1994 (Symphony No. 2, New Year Suite) and 28 & 29 October 1994 (Symphony No. 1)
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens (Symphonies Nos 1, 3 and 4)
Ralph Couzens (other works)
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens (Symphonies Nos 1, 3 and 4)
Ben Connellan (other works)
Ben Connellan (Assistant: Symphony No. 4)
Richard Smoker (other works)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit Remaster