The Knot Garden / A Child of Our Time
Album by Sir Michael Tippett; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Released 1995
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "So, if I dream"Sir Michael Tippett4:33
- 2The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "What is it you do to Flora?"Sir Michael Tippett4:24
- 3The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "You can pick roses"Sir Michael Tippett2:29
- 4The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay"Sir Michael Tippett3:33
- 5The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Ca - ca- Caliban"Sir Michael Tippett2:26
- 6The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "O, you may stare in horror"Sir Michael Tippett7:42
- 7The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Do, do not, do not torment me"Sir Michael Tippett4:12
- 8The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Fear! What do I fear?"Sir Michael Tippett11:47
- 9The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Flora: Flora, love; stop crying"Sir Michael Tippett3:52
- 10The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "I was born in a big town"Sir Michael Tippett5:02
- 11The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "You must both hold with me"Sir Michael Tippett2:26
- 12The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Ugh-ugh-ugh. - Whatever is that?"Sir Michael Tippett3:21
- 13The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Two unruly spirits born!"Sir Michael Tippett2:35
- 14The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Mel! O crude, o obscene"Sir Michael Tippett3:03
- 15The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "And what are you, Mangus?"Sir Michael Tippett2:56
- 16The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "I am no more afraid"Sir Michael Tippett4:03
- CD 2
- 1The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Goodbye Island: "goodbye cave"Sir Michael Tippett3:48
- 2The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Enough! Enough!"Sir Michael Tippett8:33
- 3A Child of Our Time: Part I. "The world turns on its dark side"Sir Michael Tippett4:58
- 4A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Man has measured the heavens"Sir Michael Tippett1:53
- 5A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Is evil then good?"Sir Michael Tippett3:59
- 6A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Now in each nation - When shall the userer's city cease"Sir Michael Tippett3:13
- 7A Child of Our Time: Part I. "I have no money for my bread"Sir Michael Tippett3:11
- 8A Child of Our Time: Part I. "How can I cherish my man in such days?"Sir Michael Tippett2:56
- 9A Child of Our Time: Part I. Spiritual: Steal AwaySir Michael Tippett2:11
- 10A Child of Our Time: Part II. "A star rises in mid-winter"Sir Michael Tippett3:23
- 11A Child of Our Time: Part II. "And a time came"Sir Michael Tippett2:23
- 12A Child of Our Time: Part II. "O my son!"Sir Michael Tippett1:13
- 13A Child of Our Time: Part II. Spiritual: Nobody Knows the Trouble I SeeSir Michael Tippett1:13
- 14A Child of Our Time: Part II. "The boy becomes desperate in his agony"Sir Michael Tippett1:22
- 15A Child of Our Time: Part II. "They took a terrible vengeance"Sir Michael Tippett2:02
- 16A Child of Our Time: Part II. A Spiritual of Anger: Go Down, MosesSir Michael Tippett2:57
- 17A Child of Our Time: Part II. "My dreams are all shattered"Sir Michael Tippett3:08
- 18A Child of Our Time: Part II. "What have I done to you, my son? - The dark forces rise like a flood"Sir Michael Tippett2:20
- 19A Child of Our Time: Part II. Spiritual: O, by and bySir Michael Tippett1:16
- 20A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The cold deepens"Sir Michael Tippett4:48
- 21A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The soul of man"Sir Michael Tippett2:12
- 22A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The words of wisdom are these"Sir Michael Tippett4:20
- 23A Child of Our Time: Part III. General Ensemble: I Would Know My Shadow and My LightSir Michael Tippett5:50
- 24A Child of Our Time: Part III. Spiritual: Deep RiverSir Michael Tippett3:31
More by Sir Michael Tippett, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Release credits
- choir vocals [3, 5-6, 9-11, 13, 15-16, 19-20, 22-24]
- choir vocals [3, 5-6, 9-11, 13, 15-16, 19-20, 22-24]
- performing orchestra [3-24]
- contralto vocals [4-5, 9, 12-14, 18-19, 21, 23-24], solo [4-5, 9, 12-14, 18-19, 21, 23-24]
- producer [1.1-16, 2.1-2]
- solo [8-9, 12-13, 18-19, 23-24], soprano vocals [8-9, 12-13, 18-19, 23-24]
- soprano vocals [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7-9, 1.12, 1.15, 2.1-2]
- bass vocals [6, 9, 11-16, 22-24], solo [6, 9, 11-16, 22-24]
- soprano vocals [1.6-8, 1.11, 1.13-14, 2.2]
- performing orchestra [1.1-16, 2.1-2]
- baritone vocals [1.2, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.15, 2.1-2]
- solo [7, 9, 12-13, 17, 23-24], tenor vocals [7, 9, 12-13, 17, 23-24]
- tenor vocals [1.4-5, 1.7-10, 1.12, 1.14, 2.1-2]
- conductor
- bass-baritone vocals [2.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14]
- baritone vocals [1.1-2, 1.5, 1.11-12, 1.15, 2.2]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [2.2, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.11, 1.13, 1.15-16]
Issues
T1995





