Title: Tippett: Piano Concerto & Symphony No.2 Artist: Steven Osborne Label: Lpo Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060096760412 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2024-11-29 Number of Discs: 1
LPO Principal Conductor Edward Gardner loves the music of Michael Tippett, he says, because of it's 'otherworldly, luminous and elemental' qualities, which 'strike right from his inspiration to a listener's heart.' In 2022 the LPO and Gardner released a landmark live recording of Tippett's opera The Midsummer Marriage, which won a Gramophone Award, and on this disc Gardner continues to shine a spotlight on this fascinating 20th-century composer. The ferociously difficult Piano Concerto is executed flawlessly by Steven Osborne, while the Second Symphony revels in the newfound clarity, intricate textures and formal rigor that would become the hallmarks of Tippett's later works.
Tracks: 1.1 Tippett: Piano Concerto: I. Allegro Non Troppo 1.2 Tippett: Piano Concerto: II. Molto Lento E Tranquillo 1.3 Tippett: Piano Concerto: III. Vivace 1.4 Tippett: Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro Vigoroso 1.5 Tippett: Symphony No. 2: II. Adagio Molto E Tranquillo 1.6 Tippett: Symphony No. 2: III. Presto Veloce 1.7 Tippett: Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro Moderato
