A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)
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May 02, 2024
From the album
Tippett: A Child of our Time
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A Child of our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:38
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A Child of our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto)
Michael Tippett, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:03
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A Child of our Time, Part I: Interludium
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:55
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A Child of our Time, Part I: Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:56
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A Child of our Time, Part I: The Narrator. Now in each nation there were some cast out... (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:04
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A Child of our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the usurer's city cease? (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:27
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A Child of our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor)
Michael Tippett, Joshua Stewart, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:33
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A Child of our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days...? (Soprano)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:15
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A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:31
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A Child of our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:42
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And a time came... (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:18
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A Child of our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them! (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:02
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:24
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A Child of our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:48
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And the boy's mother wrote a letter... (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:14
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother, The Uncle and Aunt, And the Boy. O my son! (Soloists)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:12
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A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:23
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Alto, Bass)
Michael Tippett, Sarah Connolly, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:18
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. They took a terrible vengeance (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:23
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:10
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:34
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A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:30
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Boy sings in his Prison. My dreams are all shattered in a ghastly reality (Tenor)
Michael Tippett, Joshua Stewart, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:02
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother. What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:39
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A Child of our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto)
Michael Tippett, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
00:40
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A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O! by and by (Soprano, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:32
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A Child of our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus)
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:38
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A Child of our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned… (Alto)
Michael Tippett, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
02:25
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A Child of our Time, Part III: The words of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
04:59
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A Child of our Time, Part III: Preludium
Michael Tippett, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
01:05
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A Child of our Time, Part III: I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
04:56
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A Child of our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus)
Michael Tippett, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
03:14