Symphonies 3, 4 & B-flat

Symphony no. 3: Part One: Allegro non troppo e pesante (Arrest) – Allegro molto e con grande energia (Movement) –

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part I. 1. Allegro non troppo (Arrest) - Allegro molto (Movement)

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part One: Lento

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part I. 2. Lento

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part Two: Allegro molto –

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part II. 3. Allegro molto

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part Two: Slow Blues: Andante “As I Drew Nurture From My Mother’s Breast” –

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part II. 4. Slow blues

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part Two: Fast Blues: Allegro “O, I’ll Go Walking”

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part II. 5. Fast blues

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part Two: Slow Blues: Largo “I Found the Man Grown to a Dwarf” –

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part II. 6. Slow blues

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3: Part Two: Pochissimo meno mosso “They Sang That When She Waved Her Wings”

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 3: Part II. 7. Scena

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Introduction and Exposition: Tempo 1: Slow Crotchet Pulse (♪ = c100)

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 21, First Development: Tempo 1

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 52, Slow Movement: Tempo 1

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 78, Second Development: Tempo 2: Steady Crotchet Pulse (♩ = c60)

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 100, Scherzo: Tempo 3: Fast Crotchet Pulse (♩ = c90)

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 139, Third Development: Tempo 1 –

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4: Figure 160, Recapitulation and Coda: Tempo 1

Michael Tippett - Symphony no. 4

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony in B-flat: Lento – Allegro con fuoco

Michael Tippett - Symphony in B-flat major

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony in B-flat: Adagio – Poco più andante – Adagio

Michael Tippett - Symphony in B-flat major

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphony in B-flat: Allegro e cantabile

Michael Tippett - Symphony in B-flat major

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra