Colin Davis has been a tireless supporter of Michael Tippett's music. He has made at least three recordings of A Child of Our Time, one of the composer's most important works: a fine 1975 studio recording for Philips, with the BBC Singers and Orchestra and a stellar group of soloists, including Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, and John Shirley-Quirk; a live recording of a 2003 performance with the Dresden Staatskapelle; and this 2007 version with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The LSO version is ...
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Colin Davis has been a tireless supporter of Michael Tippett's music. He has made at least three recordings of A Child of Our Time, one of the composer's most important works: a fine 1975 studio recording for Philips, with the BBC Singers and Orchestra and a stellar group of soloists, including Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, and John Shirley-Quirk; a live recording of a 2003 performance with the Dresden Staatskapelle; and this 2007 version with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The LSO version is clean, polished, and nuanced; it's an immaculate performance by the orchestra and chorus. Davis brings a long familiarity with the score to his interpretation, which is sensitive to the work's subtle shifts in tone. Even more difficult is creating a sense of unity in a score that's an amalgam of styles, and that requires a clear vision and a disciplined hand to make its full impact. Davis is largely successful in making a case for Tippett's sometimes eccentric aesthetic choices. His...
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