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Michael Tippett, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Chorus
Tippett: A Child of our Time
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (30) - Disc #1
1. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 1. The World Turns On Its Dark Side
2. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 2. Man Has Measured The Heavens
3. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 3. Is Evil Then Good?
4. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 4. Now In Each Nation
5. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 5. When Shall The Userers' City Cease
6. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 6. I Have No Money For My Bread
7. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 7. How Can I Cherish My Man In Such Days
8. A Child Of Our Time: Part I: 8. Steal Away
9. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 9. A Star Rises In Mid-Winter
10. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 10. And A Time Came
11. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 11. Away With Them!
12. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 12. Where They Could, They Fled
13. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 13. We Cannot Have Them In Our Empire
14. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 14. And The Boys Mother Wrote A Letter
15. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 15. O My Son!
16. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 16. Nobody Knows The Trouble I See, Lord
17. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 17. The Boy Becomes Desperate In His Agony
18. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 18. They Took A Terrible Vengence
19. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 19. Burn Down Their Houses!
20. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 20. Men Were Ashamed Of What Was Done
21. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 21. Go Down, Moses
22. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 22. My Dreams Are All Shattered
23. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 23. What Have I Done To You, My Son?
24. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 24. The Dark Forces Rise Like A Flood
25. A Child Of Our Time: Part II: 25. O, By And By
26. A Child Of Our Time: Part III: 26. The Cold Deepens
27. A Child Of Our Time: Part III: 27. The Soul Of A Man
28. A Child Of Our Time: Part III: 28. The Word Of Wisdom Are These
29. A Child Of Our Time: Part III: 29. I Would Now My Shadow My Shadow And My Light
30. A Child Of Our Time: Part III: 30. Deep River

CD Details

All Artists: Michael Tippett, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans
Title: Tippett: A Child of our Time
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 3/15/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115912324

Synopsis

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This, one of Tippett's earliest acknowledged works, is one of his most popular. The music relates the true story of a young German Jew who, terrified and enraged at the treatment of his mother, kills a Nazi officer and touches off a violent pogrom. Tippett adopts the structure of Bach's Passions, in which arias alternate with choruses and Lutheran hymns (chorales), although in place of the chorales Tippett substitutes magnificently moving Negro spirituals. "A Child of our Time" offers music of rage, poignancy, and deep compassion. As the title itself implies, it is both specific to a certain time and place, and universal as well. No lover of classical music can afford to ignore it. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

A Lyrical and Lush Modern Masterwork

Christopher Schmitz | Rocky River, Ohio United States | 11/13/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Michael Tippett's "A Child of Our Time" is truly one of the gems of 20th century composition. Baritone and soprano arias segue into choruses based on Negro spirituals as Tippett, a gay man, makes an encompassing comment on oppression: anti-Semitism, racism, and homophobia.At the oratio's center is the historically true story of a 17-year-old Polish Jew, Herschel Gryszpan, avenging his father's death at the hands of fascists by shooting a Nazi officer in Paris. (The Germans reacted violently to this perceived insolence, herding Jews to the gas chambers with special zest following the incident.) That a doomed but noble adolescent would appear at the center of a pederastic composer's best work is wholly predictable, but Tippett, who wrote both the words and music here, doesn't attempt to develop Herschel as a character. Instead, the boy becomes a symbol for the oppressed throughout history. The simple words of the arias limn their suffering: "I have no money for my bread. I have no gift for my love." This is sung by a lone soprano and then resolves exquisitely into a choral version of the spiritual "Steal Away," which dreams of an escape from a torturous world. As the choir sings, the soprano voice still streaks the group vocal with mellifluous runs. Sublime. Utterly gorgeous.This rich work also carries us through seasons. Winter is first along with the cold consequences of Herschel's assasination. By the end, it is spring again, and we are on the bank of a "Deep River" greening back into life. Tippett seems to believe in the human spirit and its power the weather atrocities and be reborn. The British composer stretches his gift for lushness and lyricism to the very end of this Bach-inspired composition. "Burn down their houses! Beat in their heads!" are among the many lines whose melodies are so memorable I could sing them to you now.This is an Anglo-Saxon sorrow song, a white man's blues."

Tippett's Oratorio Is Provocative

T. P. Phillips | Pittsford, NY | 08/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Though it premiered in March of 1944, "A Child of our Time" remains thought provoking in its social-philosophic message some sixty years later. The 1992 recording on Chandos, captures its spirit and intensity. Well, worth listening to. The work was performed this summer (2005) at the Berkshire Choral Festival."