Michael Tippett, a conscientious objector, was serving a prison sentence when his Concerto for Double String Orchestra was recorded in 1943, and Benjamin Britten supervised the recording in his stead.
Recording & Production
This album collects three pioneering 78 rpm recordings of Michael Tippett's music from the 1940s, none of which had been reissued previously.
Recording & Production
The first commercial recording of any of Michael Tippett's music, featured on this album, was his Second String Quartet, recorded in 1948 by the Zorian Quartet.
Composer Biography
Michael Tippett, the composer, was already in his late thirties when he emerged on the English musical scene, but retained youthful energy almost until his death in 1998.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Michael Tippett's Fantasy Sonata for piano synthesizes various stylistic models, including Beethoven, Scarlatti, Elizabethan virginalists, Stravinsky, and even Indonesian gamelan and jazz.
Recording & Production
The earliest recording on this album is a private recording from 1941 of Michael Tippett's Fantasy Sonata, performed by pianist Phyllis Sellick.
Recording & Production
This album also includes a 1949 recording of Thomas Tallis's forty-part motet "Spem in alium", conducted by Michael Tippett with the Morley College Choir.
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