Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940s

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.

"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

Phyllis Sellick, Zorian Quartet, Morley College Choir, Michael Tippett, Walter Goehr - Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940s (NMC D103)

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1.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Allegro	8m 12s
2.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Andante tranquillo	4m 29s
3.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Presto	3m 54s
4.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Rondo giocoso con moto	4m 44s
5.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro con brio	5m 47s
6.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Adagio cantabile	7m 51s
7.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro molto	7m 48s
8.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro grazioso	6m 24s
9.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Andante	5m 14s
10.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Presto	2m 58s
11.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro appassionato	5m 56s
12.		Morley College Choir/ Michael Tippett, conductor - Spem in alium	12m 2s

Phyllis Sellick, Zorian Quartet, Morley College Choir, Michael Tippett, Walter Goehr - Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940s (NMC D103)

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1.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Allegro
2.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Andante tranquillo
3.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Presto
4.		Phyllis Sellick, piano - Fantasy Sonata for piano: Rondo giocoso con moto
5.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro con brio
6.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Adagio cantabile
7.		Orchestra/ Walter Goehr, conductor - Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Allegro molto
8.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro grazioso
9.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Andante
10.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Presto
11.		Zorian Quartet - String Quartet No.2 in F sharp: Allegro appassionato
12.		Morley College Choir/ Michael Tippett, conductor - Spem in alium

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