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ID: NMCD103 (EAN: 5023363010320) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 1941
- LABEL:
- NMC
- Subcollection:
- Quartet
- Composers:
- TALLIS, Thomas | TIPPETT, Michael
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Interprets:
- SELLICK, Phyllis (piano)
- Ensembles:
- Morley College Choir | String Orchestra | Zorian Quartet
- Conductors:
- GOEHR, Walter | TIPPETT, Michael
- Other info:
To mark the centenary of Tippett's birth in 2005, this disc presents for the first time on CD three premiere recordings of his music from the 1940s: the Concerto for Double String Orchestra (recorded 1943) conducted by Walter Goehr; the Fantasy Sonata for Piano, performed in 1941 by Phyllis Sellick; and the String Quartet No.2, recorded in 1947 by the Zorian Quartet. Also included is the first recording of Tallis's 40-part motet Spem in alium, recorded in 1948 with Tippett himself conducting the choir of Morley College, London.
TIPPETT, Michael (1905-1998) | | 1. | Phyllis Sellick, piano Fantasy Sonata for piano: Allegro | 8:11 | | 2. | Phyllis Sellick, piano Fantasy Sonata for piano: Andante tranquillo | 4:28 | | 3. | Phyllis Sellick, piano Fantasy Sonata for piano: Presto | 3:53 | | 4. | Phyllis Sellick, piano Fantasy Sonata for piano: Rondo giocoso con moto | 4:37 | | 5. | Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro con brio | 5:46 | | 6. | Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Adagio cantabile | 7:50 | | 7. | Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro molto | 7:39 | | 8. | Zorian Quartet String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro grazioso | 6:23 | | 9. | Zorian Quartet String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Andante | 5:13 | | 10. | Zorian Quartet String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Presto | 2:57 | | 11. | Zorian Quartet String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro appassionato | 5:47 | | TALLIS, Thomas (1505-1585) | | 12. | Morley College Choir/ Michael Tippett, conductor Tallis: Spem in alium | 12:02 | | "The anthology of premiere recordings ... is truly historic. Walter Goehr's 1943 recording of the Double Concerto - co-produced by Benjamin Britten while Tippett was in prison as a conscientious objector - seems to use only a small number of players, but has a gripping intensity. ... NMC's presentation of these discs is impeccable; Anthony Burton's notes add up to a substantial and fascinating essay on early Tippett recordings."
BBC Music Magazine
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