A Child of Our Time
Richard Hickox · London Symphony Orchestra · London Symphony Chorus · Willard White · Cynthia Haymon · Damon Evans
A Child of Our Time, CD, on Chandos. Music by Michael Tippett, performed by Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Willard White; 30 tracks.
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Tracklist
A Child of Our Time: Part I: 1. The World Turns on Its Dark Side
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Chorus: "The world turns on its dark side"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part I: 2. 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: 3. Is Evil Then Good?
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Scena "Is evil then good?"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part I: 4. Now in Each Nation
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: "Now in each nation there were some cast out"
A Child of Our Time: Part I: 5. When Shall the Userers' City
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed "When shall the usurer's city cease?"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part I: 6. 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: 7. 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: 8. Steal Away
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part I: A Spiritual "Steal Away"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 9. A Star Rises in Mid-Winter
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Chorus: "A star rises in midwinter"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 10. And a Time Came
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "And a time came"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 11. Away With Them!
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted "Away with them!"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 12. Where They Could, They Fled
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "Where they could, they fled"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 13. We Cannot Have Them in Our Empire
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous "We cannot have them in our Empire"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 14. And the Boys Mother Wrote a Letter
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "And the boy's mother wrote"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 15. O My Son!
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: Scena "O my son!"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 16. Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual "Nobody knows the trouble I see"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 17. 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: 18. 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: 19. Burn Down Their Houses!
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Terror "Burn down their houses!"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 20. Men Were Ashamed of What Was Done
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: The Narrator "Men were ashamed"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 21. Go Down, Moses
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual of Anger "Go down, Moses"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 22. 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: 23. What Have I Done to You, My Son?
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: 24. The Dark Forces Rise Like a Flood
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: "The dark forces rise"
A Child of Our Time: Part II: 25. O, by and By
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part II: A Spiritual "O by and by"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part III: 26. The Cold Deepens
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: Chorus "The cold deepens"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
A Child of Our Time: Part III: 27. The Soul of a Man
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: "The soul of man"
A Child of Our Time: Part III: 28. The Word of Wisdom Are These
Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time: Part III: Scena "The words of wisdom"
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus