CD, Tippett (composer)
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Shakespeare Songs
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Antonio Pappano (piano), Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Adam Walker (flute), Lawrence Power (viola), Michael Collins (clarinet)
Five songs from Finzi’s incomparable Let us Garlands Bring see the tenor’s head voice floating sympathetically through the melismatic vowels and ever-shifting metres of Finzi’s most sensitive... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. 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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Michael Tippett: New Year
RecommendedRhian Lois (Jo Ann), Ross Ramgobin (Donny), Susan Bickley (Nan), Roland Wood (Merlin), Robert Murray (Pelegrin), Rachel Nicholls (Regan), Alan Oke (The Presenter)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
the tautness of the score more than makes up for the loose weave of the narrative. Fostered teenager Donny’s identity crisis is represented by syncopated lines and a guitar part influenced by... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, World Premiere Recording (Rediscovery)
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Opera
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Michael Tippett: Piano Concerto; Benjamin Britten: Diversions; William Walton: Sinfonia Concertante
RecommendedClare Hammond (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, George Vass
This is a valuable album indeed...each [work] is ripe for rediscovery and could prove rewarding for performers and audiences in the concert hall. They receive fine performances here from the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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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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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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These readings have the intentness of conviction, which the still underrated Symphony No. 1 in particular richly deserves…In approaching Tippett’s teaming textures, Brabbins and his producer... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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Tippett - Orchestral Music
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Colin Davis & Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Throughout, the choir is on top form, with an exceptionally clear and forward tone. Former organ scholar Glen Dempsey matches the level of his colleagues’ achievements, proving himself to be... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, Editor's Choice
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