Tippett, Michael > BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Tippett: Piano Concerto, etc / Osborne, Brabbins, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2007-12-11

Works: Michael Tippett: Piano Concerto; Fantasia on a Theme of Handel, for piano & orchestra; Sonata for Piano no 1; Sonata for Piano no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3; Sonata for Piano no 4
Performers: Osborne, Steven
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

What the world needs more of is intelligently planned, stupendously played, and brilliantly recorded collections like this one. These two discs contain all the piano...continue...

Tippett: Piano Concerto, Ritual Dances / Frith, Hurst, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; Piano Concerto
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Hurst, George
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sir Michael Tippet became one of the most internationally renowned British composers of the 20th century, though this recognition came late in his life. His...continue...