i got to love sir michaels music when i became his carer house kepper in 1996 , he would tell me al about his music and why he composed them.......was with him when he passed away his last word he said was my name andrew then he passed .....god bless sir m.tippett............andrew coster
Wow, what a great story. Thanks for sharing. I assume you've read Olive Soden's book since are mentioned in there several times! And I do hope that you will do an oral history....i.e. videotape your remembrances if you haven't already done that. I'd love to see that on TH-cam. Thanks again!! Btw, I loved his music too and got to meet him a handful of times. The few times I was around him I was just so awed. He just had such an aura greatness about him and was incredibly charming to boot!
Based (I think) on Wallace Stevens's excellecent poetic sequence "The Man with the Blue Guitar" (which in itself refers to Picasso's painting "The Old Guitarist"). Great music.
Well, they were contemporaries from the same. country. I'm sure they had lots more in common too. I'd hazard a guess that both this piece and Britten's Nocturnal were commissioned by the same guitarist, Julian Bream. That's a guess, I haven't checked it.
Although much of Tippett's large scale later work was uneven -- and the last three operas had silly, home made, plots and libretti causing cringes galore -- he composed some masterpieces which are unjustly dismissed. This is one of them and it helps to know the Wallace Stevens poem upon which it is sort of commentary. There are subtle quotes from two Britten works and a curious reference to a motif from Bartók's 5th string quartet which appears four times. The piece needs listening to a few times then it somehow sticks and thrives in a fertile mind. That happens a lot with Tippett and, after some years of neglect, younger musicians are finding this important composer anew.
i got to love sir michaels music when i became his carer house kepper in 1996 , he would tell me al about his music and why he composed them.......was with him when he passed away his last word he said was my name andrew then he passed .....god bless sir m.tippett............andrew coster
Wow, what a great story. Thanks for sharing. I assume you've read Olive Soden's book since are mentioned in there several times! And I do hope that you will do an oral history....i.e. videotape your remembrances if you haven't already done that. I'd love to see that on TH-cam. Thanks again!! Btw, I loved his music too and got to meet him a handful of times. The few times I was around him I was just so awed. He just had such an aura greatness about him and was incredibly charming to boot!
Haunting music and beautifully played.
Check the Julian Bream's version!!! 🙏
Based (I think) on Wallace Stevens's excellecent poetic sequence "The Man with the Blue Guitar" (which in itself refers to Picasso's painting "The Old Guitarist"). Great music.
I love this music!
Marvellous melodies !
Wonderful work.
I Like the guitar pieces you share today ! Great !
Beautiful. Not for a novice.
Does anyone notice that the language and some motives are quite similar to some parts of Britten's Nocturnal?
Well, they were contemporaries from the same. country. I'm sure they had lots more in common too. I'd hazard a guess that both this piece and Britten's Nocturnal were commissioned by the same guitarist, Julian Bream. That's a guess, I haven't checked it.
Although much of Tippett's large scale later work was uneven -- and the last three operas had silly, home made, plots and libretti causing cringes galore -- he composed some masterpieces which are unjustly dismissed. This is one of them and it helps to know the Wallace Stevens poem upon which it is sort of commentary.
There are subtle quotes from two Britten works and a curious reference to a motif from Bartók's 5th string quartet which appears four times.
The piece needs listening to a few times then it somehow sticks and thrives in a fertile mind. That happens a lot with Tippett and, after some years of neglect, younger musicians are finding this important composer anew.
Non è acustica...accidenti
Sorry, I think it is hideous no matter how well played it is.
Art meets you half way. Clearly you have come short of it.
Awful random rubbish
Thanks for the comment. I'll stop enjoying it immediately, now that I've learned the truth.
Well you're certainly entitled to your opinion
Richard Leigh glad to help
that is constructive
liamsimpson1994 that’s a bit harsh