Tippett: Triple Concerto; Concerto for Orchestra

On this CD:

1. Triple Concerto, for violin, viola, cello & orchestra
Composed by Michael Tippett
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta with Levon Chilingirian, Philip de Groot, Simon Rowland-Jones

2. Concerto for Orchestra
Composed by Michael Tippett
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta with Levon Chilingirian, Philip de Groot, Simon Rowland-Jones

Tippett: Triple Concerto; Concerto for Orchestra, Music, Philip de Groot, Philip de Groote, Timothy Walden, Michael Tippett, Richard Hickox, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Simon Rowland-Jones, Levon Chilingirian, Classical, Classical Composers, Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra, Concerto for Three Solo Instruments
Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3; String Quartets 1-3; Fantasia Concertante; etc.
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great performances of some mostly great music
 Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3; String Quartets 1-3; Fantasia Concertante; etc.

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B0009A41W4
Release Date: 2006-03-08

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great performances of some mostly great music.......2006-01-01

The late Michael Tippett (1905-1998) had one of the most instantly recognisable musical voices of the twentieth century. Although his stylistic concerns may have shifted radically from the radiant, tonally-inflected lyricism of the Concerto for Double String Orchestra to the thorny and ascetic Concerto for Orchestra (and the opera King Priam), the intense and passionate vein of ecstatic musical lines never left his music. This box set collects most of his major orchestral works (with the unfortunate exception of The Rose Lake), and the first three of his piano sonatas and string quartets. Firstly, the performances are universally excellent (all the artists being long associated with Tippett's music). Mention must be made of Sir Marriner's passionate and wonderfully- nuanced reading of the always enjoyable Fantasia Concertante, and Colin Davis' energetic and joyous interpretations of the first three symphonies. He makes the diffuse and poorly- constructed Third Symphony seem more logical than the only rival recording- Hickox on Chandos. Heather Harper, whilst no Blues singer, gives a valiant effort to articulate Tippett's frankly vulgar Blues songs, interpolated between quotes from Beethoven's 9th. Solti's recording of the 4th symphony is everything you'd expect from CSO in the late seventies: power, virtuosity and that famous sheen that obviously inspired Tippett to write the work for them. Unfortunately, the "breathing effect" is a disastrous failure, sounding like a dying bronchitis patient, rather than the "gently breathing" sounds presumably intended by the composer. The first three Piano Sonatas are played beautifully by Paul Crossley, making the most elegant case possible for the average first and second sonatas. The third, truly a great work, is given an electric reading. The string quartets, played by the Lindsay Quartet are also given dynamic, thoughtful performances, the second and third quartets containing some of Tippett's most inspired counterpoint.
All in all, a set well worth investigating, if you do not have any orchestral/instrumental Tippett in your collection, though not every work on here is of the highest compositional quality.
Sir Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto (for Violin, Viola, Cello) / Piano Concerto - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Definative Tippett
 Sir Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto (for Violin, Viola, Cello) / Piano Concerto - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Baillie , Gerard Causse , Ernst Kovacic , Martino Tirimo , and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000037E2
Release Date: 1992-12-02

Tracks:

  1. Con: I. Medium Fast- - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
  2. Con: I. Interlude: Medium Slow- - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
  3. Con: II. Very Slow, Calmer Still- - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
  4. Con: II. Interlude: Medium Fast- - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
  5. Con: III. Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
  6. Con: I. Allegro Non Troppo - Martino Tirimo
  7. Con: II. Molto Lente E Tranquillo - Martino Tirimo
  8. Con: III. Vivace - Martino Tirimo

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Tippett's Piano Concerto is the sort of piece that you would get if a 16th-century English madrigalist with Stravinsky's sense of rhythm had written Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. Some combination, huh? Actually, this long- lined, lyrical work shares the same magical atmosphere as the contemporaneous opera The Midsummer Marriage, and it surely deserves to be better known. The Triple Concerto, a much later work in a thornier idiom (the opening shriek will either fascinate you or send you running for cover), but it still finds room for one of the composer's most haunting tunes in its slow movement. These performances are as fine as any, and very well recorded. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Definative Tippett.......2002-08-26

This disc represent two of the finest works by one of Britain's greatest composers, in definative readings by thge composer himself. As such, they are self-recommending. But if you are new to Tippett,or interested in collecting some of his most intriguing instrumental works, this is a great CD for that.

The Piano Concerto is a masterwork and one of the best of it's time. Written at roughly the same time as the composer's opera, The Midsummer Marriage, this work is steeped in the ecstatic lyricism that informs that work. Tippett was inspired by a performance of the Beethoven Fourth Concerto and wished to create a work in which the piano could truly sing. He certainly does in this piece. Though difficult, the concerto is not flashy, which may explain it's rarity on concert performances. Rather, the piano is a first among equals, and the entire work is lyrical and very moving.

The Triple Concerto is part of Tippett's late movement toward uniting aspects of his thornier style from the 60's with the lyrical impulse from his earlier music. The piece is steeped in the sound world of the 2nd Viennese school, but it is not completely atonal. The slow movement has one of the most beautiful, ecstatic lyrical lines that Tippett ever wrote, and the piece is perfumed with the exotic sounds of the Far East, particularly with instrumentation inspired by Indonesian Gamelan music.

The performances are definative. Tippett was an expert conductor of his own music. The orchestral sound is clear and the recording is top knotch. It has become increasingly hard to get ahold of Nimbus CDs, especially of music by Tippett, so buy this while you still have the time. The work is lovely!
Tippett: Triple Concerto; Concerto for Orchestra
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    		Tippett: Triple Concerto; Concerto for Orchestra

    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by TippettAll Works by Tippett | Tippett, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000000AXA
    Release Date: 1995-06-20

    Tracks:

    1. Triple Concerto: Medium fast
    2. Triple Concerto: Interlude: medium slow
    3. Triple Concerto: Very slow, calmer still
    4. Triple Concerto: Interlude: medium fast
    5. Triple Concerto: Medium fast
    6. Concerto For Orchestra: Allegro
    7. Concerto For Orchestra: Lento
    8. Concerto For Orchestra: Allegro molto
    Tippett: Concerto for Orchestra; Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello & Orchestra
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      		Tippett: Concerto for Orchestra; Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello & Orchestra

      Manufacturer: Philips
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      ASIN: B00000E3LG
      Release Date: 1990-10-25
      Sir Michael Tippet: A Vision Of St. Augustine/Concerto For Violin, Viola & Cello
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        		Sir Michael Tippet: A Vision Of St. Augustine/Concerto For Violin, Viola & Cello

        Manufacturer: Innov. Music Prod.
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        ASIN: B000000TN2
        Release Date: 1996-11-19
        Sir Michael Tippett
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          		Sir Michael Tippett

          Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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          ASIN: B000007NG2
          Release Date: 1998-05-19

          Tracks:

          1. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Prld - English Northern Phil/Sir Michael Tippett
          2. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          3. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The First Dance: The Earth In Autumn - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          4. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          5. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The Second Dance: The Waters In Winter - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          6. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          7. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The Third Dance: The Air In Spring - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          8. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Preparation And The Fourth Dance: Fire In Summer - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
          9. The Midsummer Marriage: Sosostris's Aria - Alfreda Hodgson
          10. Prld - English Northern Phil/Sir Michael Tippett
          11. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: I. Intrada - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
          12. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: II. Berceuse - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
          13. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: III. Procession And Dance - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
          14. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: IV. Carol - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
          15. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: V. Finale - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett

          Tracks:

          1. Dance, Clarion Air - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          2. The Weeping Babe - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          3. Plebs Angelica - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          4. Bonny At Morn - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Michael Copley/Maurice Hodges/Evelyn Nallen
          5. Crown Of The Year: I. Prld: Spring - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          6. Crown Of The Year: II. Hush, Nightingale - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          7. Crown Of The Year: III. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          8. Crown Of The Year: IV. Prld: Summer - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          9. Crown Of The Year: V. Summer Has A Heart Of Drums. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          10. Crown Of The Year: VI. Prld: Autumn - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          11. Crown Of The Year: VII. Victoria Rules An Autumn Land. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          12. Crown Of The Year: VIII. Prld. Winter - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          13. Crown Of The Year: IX. Hurl Of The Wind - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
          14. Music - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones
          15. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: I. Steal Away - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          16. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: II. Nobody Knows - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          17. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: III. Go Down Moses - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          18. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: IV. By And By - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
          19. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: V. Deep River - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington

          Tracks:

          1. Triple Con: I. Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
          2. Triple Con: Interlude: Medium Slow - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
          3. Triple Con: II. Very Slow; Calmer Still - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
          4. Triple Con: Interlude: Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
          5. Triple Con: III. Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
          6. Con: I. Allegro Non Troppo - Martino Tirimo
          7. Con: II. Molto Lente E Tranquillo - Martino Tirimo
          8. Con: III. Vivace - Martino Tirimo

          Tracks:

          1. Con: I. Allegro Con Brio - English Str Orch/William Boughton
          2. Con: II. Adagio Cantabile - English Str Orch/William Boughton
          3. Con: III. Allegro Molto - English Str Orch/William Boughton
          4. Son: 'The Blue Guitar': I. Transforming (Medium Slow - Slow) - Craig Ogden
          5. Son: 'The Blue Guitar': II. Juggling (Fast) - Craig Ogden
          6. Son: 'The Blue Guitar': III. Dreaming (Very Slow) - Craig Ogden
          7. Little Music: I. Prld: Maestoso/II. Fugue: Allegro Moderato/III. Air: Andante Espressivo... - English Str Orch/William Boughton
          8. Evening Canticles: Magnificat - St. John's College Chor, Cambridge/George Guest
          9. Evening Canticles: Nunc Dimittis - St. John's College Chor, Cambridge/George Guest
          10. Fant Conc On A Theme Of Corelli - Michael Bochmann/Linda Rhodes/Nicholas Jones

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          6. Ballata Sinfonica: Keiko Nosaka Recital
          7. Bayeux Manuscript - 15th Century Old French Songs
          8. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 1/3; Smetana: Piano Trio, Op. 15
          9. Beethoven/Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos
          10. BIBER: Virtuoso in the Making - Ricordo

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