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Sir Michael Tippett, 1905-1998: The Nimbus Recordings

Martino Tirimo (piano), Ernst Kovacic (violin), Gerard Caussé (viola), Alexander Baillie (cello), Craig Ogden (guitar)

Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Medici String Quartet, English String Orchestra, St. John's College Choir,...

[Nimbus'] commitment to preserving the composer's own readings of his music during his lifetime was noble, assiduous and beyond reproach ... The achievement, as revealed on this four-CD collection,... — BBC Music Magazine More…
  • Catalogue No: NI1759
  • Label: Nimbus
  • Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

4 CDs

$31.00

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Contents

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage": Prelude

Work length2:49
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", Transformation And Preparation For The First Dance: The Earth In Autumn

Work length1:42
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", The First Dance: The Earth In Autumn

Work length2:14
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", Transformation And Preparation For The Second Dance: The Waters In Winter

Work length1:51
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", The Second Dance: The Waters In Winter

Work length2:58
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", Transformation And Preparation For The Third Dance: The Air In Spring

Work length2:22
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", The Third Dance: The Air In Spring

Work length3:37
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage", Preparation And The Fourth Dance: Fire In Summer

Work length6:59
$1.00
$1.40
  • Rita Cullis, Margaret McDonald, Matthew Best, Mark Curtis
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage - Sosostris's Aria

Work length10:39
$1.50
$2.10
  • Alfreda Hodgson
  • Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Praeludium For Brass, Bells And Percussion

Work length7:33
$1.50
$2.10
  • English Northern Philharmonia, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra
  • Sir Michael Tippett

Tippett: Suite in D for the Birthday of Prince Charles

Work length18:09
$5.00
$7.00
  • English Northern Philharmonia, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra
  • Sir Michael Tippett

I. Intrada

Track length3:41
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$1.40

II. Berceuse

Track length3:06
$1.00
$1.40

III. Procession And Dance

Track length3:03
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$1.40

IV. Carol

Track length4:07
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$1.40

V. Finale

Track length4:12
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$1.40

Excerpt, Tippett: Dance, Clarion Air

Work length3:49
$1.00
$1.40
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

Tippett: The Weeping Babe

Work length4:33
$1.00
$1.40
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

Tippett: Plebs angelica

Work length2:59
$1.00
$1.40
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

Tippett: Bonny at morn

Work length2:20
$1.00
$1.40
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

Tippett: Crown of the Year - Cantata for soprano and alto voices etc

Work length23:35
$9.00
$12.60
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

I. Prelude. Spring

Track length1:57
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II. Hush, Nightingale

Track length1:56
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III. Refrain

Track length0:59
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$1.40

IV. Prelude, Summer

Track length1:29
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V. Summer Has a Heart of Drums

Track length3:27
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VI. Prelude, Autumn

Track length3:54
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VII. Vistoria Rules an Autumn Land

Track length4:41
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VIII. Prelude, Winter

Track length1:59
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$1.40

IX. Hurl of the Wind

Track length3:13
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$1.40

Tippett: Unison Song for Voices and Piano "Music"

Work length3:22
$1.00
$1.40
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

Tippett: Five Spirituals from "A Child of our Time"

Work length10:12
$5.00
$7.00
  • Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington

I. Steal Away

Track length2:30
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II. Nobody Knows

Track length1:18
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III. Go Down Moses

Track length2:34
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$1.40

IV. By and By

Track length1:09
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$1.40

V. Deep River

Track length2:41
$1.00
$1.40

Tippett: Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello and Orchestra

Work length35:57
$7.00
$9.80
  • Alexander Baillie, Gerard Causse, Ernst Kovacic
  • BBC Philharmonic, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North
  • Sir Michael Tippett

I. Medium Fast

Track length14:22
$2.00
$2.80

Interlude, Medium Slow

Track length2:31
$1.00
$1.40

II. Very Slow, Calmer Still

Track length9:40
$1.50
$2.10

Interlude, Medium Fast

Track length0:51
$1.00
$1.40

III. Medium Fast

Track length8:33
$1.50
$2.10

Tippett: Piano Concerto

Work length36:35
Album only
Album only
  • Martino Tirimo
  • BBC Philharmonic, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North
  • Sir Michael Tippett

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length18:07
Album only
Album only

II. Molto lente e tranquillo

Track length9:03
$1.50
$2.10

III. Vivace

Track length9:25
$1.50
$2.10

Tippett: Concerto for double string orchestra

Work length22:23
$4.00
$5.60
  • English String Orchestra, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English Northern Philharmonia
  • William Boughton

I. Allegro con brio

Track length6:11
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II. Adagio cantabile

Track length8:37
$1.50
$2.10

III. Allegro molto

Track length7:35
$1.50
$2.10

Tippett: The Blue Guitar

Work length18:52
$4.00
$5.60
  • Craig Ogden
  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, Chorus of Opera North, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, English Northern Philharmonia
  • Stephen Darlington, William Boughton, George Guest, Sir Michael Tippett

Transforming

Track length8:09
$1.50
$2.10

Juggling

Track length3:04
$1.00
$1.40

Dreaming

Track length7:39
$1.50
$2.10

Tippett: Little Music for Strings: I. Prelude - II. Fugue - III. Air - IV. Finale

Work length10:36
$1.50
$2.10
  • English String Orchestra, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English Northern Philharmonia
  • William Boughton

Tippett: Evening Canticles

Work length7:44
$2.00
$2.80
  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Chorus of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, English String Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia
  • George Guest

Magnificat

Track length4:49
$1.00
$1.40

Nunc Dimittis

Track length2:55
$1.00
$1.40

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Work length18:32
Album only
Album only
  • Nicholas Jones, Linda Rhodes, Michael Bochmann
  • English String Orchestra, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Chorus of Opera North
  • William Boughton

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