London Philharmonic Orchestra - Tippett: A Midsummer Marriage vinyl record cover

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This Way! This Way! (Semi-Chorus)

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What's That? Surely Music? (Girls, Men)

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Scene 2

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(Leading to:) (Orchestra)

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Stop! Stop! Stop! (Mark)

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Scene 3: O, Mark, Who Are They (Chorus) Scene 4: Jenifer, Jenifer My Darling. (Mark)

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What Steps Are Those? (Jenifer) Scene 5: Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho,... (Men)

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What Sort of Place Is This D'you Think? (King Fisher)

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Scene 6

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So You, So You Are Mark's Fine Brood of Friends. (King Fisher)

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So You, So You, So You're the Company My Daughter Keeps! (King Fisher)

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Scene 7: Here I Am, Sir, What Can I Do? (Jack) Scene 8: Jenifer! Jenifer! My Daughter Jenifer! (Firls, Men, King Fisher)

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Returning to the Earth Is Cruel (Jenifer)

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Come Now with Me and Drop This Childish Masquerade (King Fisher)

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Is It So Strange... (Jenifer)

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You, You Who Were with Me When She Left Me (Mark)

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See By a Heavenly Magic in This Glass (Jenifer)

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Act II (Start)

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Pre Scene: Call - Crying As They're Flying... (Chorus) Scene 1: Jack, Don't Let's Go with All the Others (Bella)

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What Day Is It? (Bella)

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I'll Lay the Baby to My Breast (Bella) Scene 2: (Stephen Enters from Behind the Temple) (Orchestra)

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(Some of the Trees Appear to Move) (Orchestra)

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1st Dance: The Earth in Autumn (Orchestra)

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2nd Dance: The Waters in Winter (Orchestra)

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3rd Dance: The Air in Spring (Orchestra)

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(Leading to:) (Orchestra) Scene 3: Ah! They'll Kill Him! (Bella)

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(Neat and Ready to Rejoin) King Fisher (Bella) Post Scene: Sun Shines on a Midsumer Day (Chorus)

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Act III

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Evening and Night (Orchestra) Scene 1: Ohay! Ohay! (Chorus)

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No! King Fisher Summons You... (King Fisher) Scene 2: Keep the Holster Close By You... (King Fisher)

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Scene 3

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Now, Bella, Call the Ancients (King Fisher)

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Do You Accept My Challenge? (King Fisher) Scene 4: See, Where We Carry on Our Mighty Shoulder (Men)

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Scene 5

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I Needn't Tell Madame Sosostris (King Fisher)

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Who Hopes to Conjure with the World of Dreams (Sosostris)

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I Alone Alone Cannot Consult Myself (Sosostris)

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You Who Consult Me (Sosostris)

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I See a Meadow (Sosostris)

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Scene 6

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She Saw What Happens in the Soul (Chorus)

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Pride Is Virtue in a Man of Power (The Ancients)

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Scene 8

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(For a Moment the Stage Is Quite Still) (Orchestra) King Fisher's Dead (A Man)

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(After the She Ancient Returns Up Stage) (Orchestra) 4th Dance: Fire in Summer (Chorus)

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Scene 9

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Was It a Vision (Chorus)

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O Summer Sun, (Chorus)

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(The Moonlight Has Faded Out) (Orchestra)


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London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tippett: A Midsummer Marriage


ABOUT THE ALBUM


This is the first commercially available recording of Tippett's first opera in over 50 years, recorded in a landmark performance conducted by Tippett enthusiast Edward Gardner. Performed at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, this performance was a thrilling start to Edward Gardner's tenure as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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