Tippett, Michael > Concerto for Double String Orchestra

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Concerto for Double String Orchestra et al. / Ogdon, Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Divertim...
Performers: Masters, Robert; Menuhin, Yehudi; Ogdon, John; Robson, Nigel; Simpson, Derek
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Barshai, Rudolf; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Bach Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) is regarded, along with Benjamin Britten, as one of the most important British composers of the 20th century. He was well-known...continue...

Tippett: Concerto for double string orchestra; Piano Concerto; Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-01-20

Works: Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Piano Concerto; Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century / Kempe, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-09-11

Works: Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta
Performers: Peinemann, Edith
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The exceptionally fine and dramatic recording of Tippett's Concerto for Double String Orchestra was never recorded by Kempe and is a new addition to Kempe's...continue...

Tippett: Orchestral Music

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Fanfare no 1 for 4 horns, 3 trumpets & 3 trombones; Suite in D major for the birthday of Prince Charles; Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Little Music; Concerto for Double...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville

Tippett never hesitated to go his own way. He was expelled from grammar school for attempting to convert his friends to atheism, espoused Trotskyism, and,...continue...

Remembering Tippett - Recordings from the 1940s

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2005-02-07

Works: Michael Tippett: Sonata for Piano no 1; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 2; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium
Performers: Sellick, Phyllis
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; ; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: Morley College Choir; Orchestra; Zorian Quartet

Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940's

1 CD / NM Classics Import / 2005-01-17

Works: Michael Tippett: Sonata for Piano no 1; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 2; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Sellick, Phyllis
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Tippett, Michael

Tippett conducts Tippett - Concertos, Ritual Dances, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts; Praeludium, for brass, bells & percussion; Suite in D major for t...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Baillie, Alexander; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Cullis, Rita; Curtis, Mark; Ha...
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra

This CD set is released in honor of Sir Michael Tippett, who passed away on January 8th, 1998. It contains important recordings of some of...continue...

Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra, etc

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; A child of our time; Little Music; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Evening canticles"; Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli
Performers: Bochmann, Michael; Jones, Nicolas [cello]; Martin, Alexander; Rhodes, Linda
Conductors: Boughton, William; Darlington, Stephen; Guest, George
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir; English String Orchestra; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge