Tippett, Michael > Vocal

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
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Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

Songs for Ariel / James Bowman, Kenneth Weiss

1 CD / Satirino / 2009-09-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Salve Regina; John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; Don Q...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ducornet, Marc; Weiss, Kenneth

"Far from a retrospective recording, however, Songs for Ariel is a vibrant performance that amply demonstrates the continuing vitality and beauty of Bowman's voice." -...continue...

The Virtuoso: Music from the Novel

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-05-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerina...
Performers: Mewton-Wood, Noel; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Goehr, Walter

Noel mewton-wood was a brilliant young australian pianist, whose life was cut tragically short at the age of just 31. This cd is timed to...continue...

Remember your lovers - Tippett, etc / Ainsley, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano; Music, for unison chorus, strings & piano ad lib; Boyhood's End, cantata for tenor & piano; Songs for Ariel, for voi...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

"John Mark Ainsley is a very fine tenor, especially adept and engaging in English song repertoire. His performances here exemplify technical mastery combined with a...continue...

The Age of Gold

1 CD / Pearl / 2005-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom, D 943/Op. 119; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for horn & piano; Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for sopr...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Mewton-Wood, Noel; Pears, Peter, Sir

These historic Britten recordings featuring Peter Pears were just recently discovered and restored. This broadcast of Frank Martin's 'Jedermann Monologues' documents the first UK performance...continue...

Britten the Performer 15 - Schubert, Britten, Wolf: Lieder

1 CD / BBC Legends Import / 2000-01-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Atys, D 585; Abendstern, D 806; Auflösung ("Verbirg dich, Sonne"), song for voice & piano, D. 807; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Nähe des Geliebten ("Ich denke dein"), song fo...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir

"As Graham Johnson remarks in his notes, the rare combination of Britten and Fischer-Dieskau in Schubert is musically electric, with each artist daring the other...continue...

British Song - Tippett, Routh, Matthews, et al / Field, Ball

1 CD / Redcliffe / 1997-04-01

Works: Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano; Francis Routh: The Manger Throne, for organ; David Matthews: The Golden Kingdom, song cycle for high voice & piano, ...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Field, Margaret

Tippett: Songs for Achilles, etc / Hill, Ball, Ogden

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-02-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Music, for unison chorus, strings & piano ad lib; Songs for Ariel, for voice & piano (or harpsichord); Songs for Achilles, for tenor & guitar; Boyhood's End, cantata for tenor & pian...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]

'Issued to mark the composer's ninetieth birthday, a most touching and eloquent tribute' (Gramophone)

'As the fullest representation at Tippett's solo vocal music in the...continue...