The Knot Garden / A Child of Our Time
Colin Davis · Robert Tear · BBC Symphony Orchestra · Orchestra of the Royal Opera House · BBC Singers · BBC Symphony Chorus · Janet Baker · Jill Gomez · John Shirley-Quirk · Yvonne Minton
The Knot Garden / A Child of Our Time (1995), CD, on Philips Classics. Music by Michael Tippett, performed by Colin Davis, Robert Tear, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; 40 tracks.
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Disc 1
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "So, if I dream"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "So, if I dream"
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "What is it you do to Flora?"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "What is it you do to Flora?"
Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Raimund Herincx
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "You can pick roses"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "You can pick roses"
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Ca - ca- Caliban"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Ca - ca- Caliban"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "O, you may stare in horror"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "O, you may stare in horror"
Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Josephine Barstow
The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Do, do not, do not torment me"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act I (Confrontation). "Do, do not, do not torment me"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Fear! What do I fear?"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Fear! What do I fear?"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Flora: Flora, love; stop crying"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "Flora: Flora, love; stop crying"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "I was born in a big town"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act II (Labyrinth). "I was born in a big town"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "You must both hold with me"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "You must both hold with me"
Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Josephine Barstow
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Ugh-ugh-ugh. - Whatever is that?"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Ugh-ugh-ugh. - Whatever is that?"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Two unruly spirits born!"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Two unruly spirits born!"
Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Josephine Barstow
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Mel! O crude, o obscene"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Mel! O crude, o obscene"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Disc 2
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Goodbye Island: "goodbye cave"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Goodbye Island: "goodbye cave"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Enough! Enough!"
Michael Tippett - The Knot Garden: Act III (Charade). "Enough! Enough!"
Colin Davis, Robert Tear, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "The world turns on its dark side"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Chorus: "The world turns on its dark side"
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Man has measured the heavens"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: The Argument "Man has measured the heavens"; Orchestral Interludium
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Is evil then good?"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Scena "Is evil then good?"
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Now in each nation - When shall the userer's city cease"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed "When shall the usurer's city cease?"
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "I have no money for my bread"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: "I have no money for my bread"
A Child of Our Time: Part I. "How can I cherish my man in such days?"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: "How can I cherish my man?"
A Child of Our Time: Part I. Spiritual: Steal Away
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: A Spiritual "Steal Away"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "A star rises in mid-winter"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Chorus: "A star rises in midwinter"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "And a time came"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "And the boy's mother wrote"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "O my son!"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Scena "O my son!"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. Spiritual: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual "Nobody knows the trouble I see"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "The boy becomes desperate in his agony"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Scena: "The boy becomes desperate"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "They took a terrible vengeance"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "They took a terrible vengeance"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. A Spiritual of Anger: Go Down, Moses
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual of Anger "Go down, Moses"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "My dreams are all shattered"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Boy Sings in his Prison "My dreams are all shattered"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. "What have I done to you, my son? - The dark forces rise like a flood"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Mother "What have I done to you, my son?"
A Child of Our Time: Part II. Spiritual: O, by and by
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual "O by and by"
A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The cold deepens"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: Chorus "The cold deepens"
A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The soul of man"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: "The soul of man"
A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The words of wisdom are these"
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: Scena "The words of wisdom"