‎Tippett: King Priam by David Atherton

Prelude (Chorus)

Clive Wearing, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus

1:29

What is it, Nurse? (Hecuba, Nurse, Priam)

David Atherton, Norman Bailey, Ann Murray, Heather Harper, London Sinfonietta

3:43

Old man of Troy, you're welcome (Priam, Old Man)

Norman Bailey, David Atherton, David Wilson-Johnson, London Sinfonietta

2:25

Than am I no longer mother to this child (Hecuba, Old Man)

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Heather Harper, David Wilson-Johnson

1:32

A father and a King (Priam)

David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey

1:54

The Queen is right (Priam)

London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey, David Atherton

1:17

Interlude I. Thus shall a story begin (Nurse, Old Man, Young Guard)

Ann Murray, Peter Hall, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, David Wilson-Johnson

2:52

The bull is away over there (Huntsmen, Hector, Priam)

David Atherton, Norman Bailey, Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta, Sir Thomas Allen, London Sinfonietta Chorus

2:19

They have taken my bull (Paris, Hector)

Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Sir Thomas Allen, David Atherton

1:58

Father, he's a shepherd boy (Hector, Priam, Paris)

David Atherton, Norman Bailey, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Sir Thomas Allen

1:48

So I'd hoped it might be (Priam, Old Man)

Norman Bailey, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, David Wilson-Johnson

5:03

Interlude II. Ah, but life, life is a bitter charade (Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man, Wedding Guests)

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Ann Murray, Peter Hall, Clive Wearing, David Wilson-Johnson, London Sinfonietta Chorus

4:40

Ah, ah… (Helen, Paris)

London Sinfonietta, Yvonne Minton, Philip Langridge, David Atherton

5:15

Divine go-between, that's who I am (Hermes, Paris)

David Atherton, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Kenneth Bowen

2:11

Lady Athene, if I honour you… (Paris, Athene)

David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge, Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta Chorus

0:52

Lady Hera, if I honour you… (Paris, Hera, Hermes)

London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, Philip Langridge, Kenneth Bowen, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta Chorus

2:06

Aphrodite, if I honour you… (Paris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athene, Hermes)

Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Philip Langridge, Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta Chorus

2:16

So you've given up fighting! (Hector, Priam)

Norman Bailey, David Atherton, Sir Thomas Allen, London Sinfonietta

3:40

So Trojans honour Menelaus… (Priam, Paris)

David Atherton, Norman Bailey, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge

1:23

Interlude I. Hermes, Hermes, with the winged feet come quick! (Old Man, Hermes)

David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta, David Wilson-Johnson

1:33

O rich-soiled land (Achilles)

London Sinfonietta, Robert Tear, David Atherton

5:26

Why are you weeping, Patroclus? (Achilles, Patroclus)

Stephen Roberts, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Robert Tear

4:56

Interlude II. O, o, what a threat to Troy (Old Man, Hermes)

London Sinfonietta, Kenneth Bowen, David Atherton, David Wilson-Johnson

1:34

A hero in Achilles' armour… (Hermes, Paris, Priam)

Norman Bailey, Philip Langridge, David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta

1:22

All Trojans, all fought bravely (Hector, Priam, Paris, Achilles, Old Man)

David Atherton, Norman Bailey, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, David Wilson-Johnson, Sir Thomas Allen

4:58

Lady Andromache, should we not light the fire? (Serving Woman, Andromache)

London Sinfonietta, Linda Hirst, Felicity Palmer, David Atherton, Philip Langridge

4:52

Daughter Andromache, you must go out… (Hecuba, Andromache)

London Sinfonietta, Felicity Palmer, David Atherton, Heather Harper

2:13

Did you hear? (Andromache, Helen, Hecuba)

David Atherton, Felicity Palmer, London Sinfonietta, Yvonne Minton, Heather Harper

1:23

Let her rave (Helen)

David Atherton, Yvonne Minton, London Sinfonietta

4:39

O that my ears should hear impiety so gross! (Hecuba, Andromache, Helen)

Felicity Palmer, Heather Harper, Yvonne Minton, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta

3:47

Now you shall go (Andromache, Hecuba, Serving Woman)

Linda Hirst, Heather Harper, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Felicity Palmer

1:47

Interlude I. No… No… No… We have it from the runner (Serving Women)

David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta Chorus

1:39

What is happening? (Priam, Paris)

David Atherton, Philip Langridge, Norman Bailey, London Sinfonietta

3:47

A crime (Young Guard, Old Man, Priam)

Norman Bailey, London Sinfonietta, Peter Hall, David Atherton, David Wilson-Johnson

4:06

The soul will answer from where the pain is quickest (Nurse, Priam, Young Guard, Old Man)

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Peter Hall, Ann Murray, Norman Bailey, David Wilson-Johnson, Sir Thomas Allen

5:26

Interlude II

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton

3:03

Priam! Here! What is this? (Achilles, Priam)

Norman Bailey, Robert Tear, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton

1:49

I clasp your knees, Achilles (Priam)

London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey, David Atherton

1:14

Old man, I am touched (Achilles, Priam)

Norman Bailey, Robert Tear, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton

3:35

Interlude III

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen

4:33

Where is my father, where is Priam? (Paris, Priam)

Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey, David Atherton

1:13

Ah, ah! Ah, ah! (Hecuba, Paris, Priam)

David Atherton, Heather Harper, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey

2:33

Ah, ha, ha, ha (Andromache, Paris, Priam)

Norman Bailey, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge, Felicity Palmer

1:43

Ah, ah! (Paris, Helen, Priam)

Yvonne Minton, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge, Norman Bailey

5:18

Sir Michael Tippett

Composer
David Atherton

Conductor
London Sinfonietta Chorus

Choir
London Sinfonietta

Orchestra
Norman Bailey

Bass-Baritone, Bass

Tippett: King Priam

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