Choral, Oratorios & Passions, Tippett (composer)
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Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time
RecommendedPumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Bass Ashley Riches shines particularly as the narrator, bringing a terrif ic clarity and command to the role. The BBC Symphony Orchestra give a fine performance, but the real star of the show... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd May 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Nadine Benjamin (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Edward Gardner
Gardner more than has the measure of this idiosyncratic, yet compelling work...The chorus are the real stars of this work, though, and the London Philharmonic Choir are on top form. They are... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2025, Choral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2025, Editor's Choice
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The award-winning group Voces 8 is well-known for its wide-ranging programmes and accomplished technical control...In Monteverdi's Cantate Dominum (this is his 1620 setting, not the 1615 one)... —
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Special offer. Sir Colin Davis Anthology
Limited Edition of 5000
Ben Heppner (Enée), Michelle DeYoung (Didon), Petra Lang (Cassandre), Sara Mingardo (Anna), Peter Mattei (Chorèbe), Stephen Milling (Narbal), Kenneth Tarver (Iopas), Toby Spence (Hylas), Alan Ewing (Priam)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
despite the film’s scrappy construction music and man emerge loud and clear. A “reluctant king” is Sir David Attenborough’s description. His baton, Mitsuko Uchida, the pianist, crisply says,... —
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Cantos Sagrados
Ešenvalds, Macmillan, Musgrave, Tippett, Whitacre
National Youth Choir of Scotland, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Christopher Bell
Christopher Bell’s beautifully assembled programme is completed by Biebl’s attractive setting of the Ave Maria. In addition to their impeccable tuning, vocal balance and tone quality, you can... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Cynthia Haymon (soprano), Cynthia Clarey (alto), Damon Evans (tenor), Willard White (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
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Special offer. Tippett - Choral Works
Martin Jones (piano), Graham Ashton (trumpet), Peter Hamburger, Martin Westlake, Jeremy Cornes (percussion), Michael Copley, Maurice Hodges, Evelyn Nallen (recorders)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Medici String Quartet, Stephen Darlington
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Proms 2012 - Music from the 2012 Proms Season
Mireille Delunsch (soprano), Helene Jossoud (mezzo-soprano), Gerard Theruel (baritone), Manfred Fink (tenor), Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano), Hasmik Papian (soprano), Claudio Otelli (bass-baritone), Simon Lindley (organ), Christopher Purves (baritone), John Cheek (bass), Claire Rutter (soprano),...
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