Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir - Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage (2022)

This is the first commercially available recording of Tippett's first opera in over 50 years, recorded in a landmark performance conducted by Tippett enthusiast Edward Gardner. Performed at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, this performance was a thrilling start to Edward Gardner's tenure as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tracklist
CD1
1. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 1: Start (3:50)
2. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 1: What's that? Surely music? (1:10)
3. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 2: Start (1:29)
4. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 2: Stop! Stop, stop! (3:41)
5. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 2: Alla marcia. Andante (0:48)
6. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 3: Mark, Chorus (4:35)
7. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 4: Mark, Jenifer, Chorus (7:05)
8. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 5: King Fisher, Bella, Chorus, Ancients (4:47)
9. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 6: Start (2:49)
10. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 6: So you, so you, so you're the company my daughter keeps (1:51)
11. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 7: King Fisher, Jack, Bella, Chorus, Sosostris (8:29)
12. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: Start (1:10)
13. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: Returning to the earth is cruel (6:21)
14. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: Is it so strange… (6:10)
15. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: You, you who were with me when she left me (2:21)
16. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: As stallions stamping the young men dance (1:55)
17. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: See by a heavenly magic… (3:50)
18. The Midsummer Marriage, Act I Scene 8: We are the laughing children (0:50)

CD2
1. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Pre-scene: Start (1:48)
2. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Pre-scene: Crying as they're flying and this is what they say (0:41)
3. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Scene 1: Start (5:04)
4. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Scene 1: I'll lay the baby to my breast and rock it (1:36)
5. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Scene 1: Come within the shadow of the wood (1:12)
6. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Scene 2: Strephon, Dancers (3:02)
7. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II 1st Dance: The Earth in Autumn (4:07)
8. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II 2nd Dance: The Waters in Winter (5:37)
9. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II 3rd Dance: The Air in Spring (3:42)
10. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Scene 3: Bella, Jack (6:26)
11. The Midsummer Marriage, Act II Post-Scene: Chorus offstage (1:20)

CD3
1. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III: Start (0:55)
2. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 1: Chorus, Half-Tipsy Man, A Dancing Man, King Fisher (3:49)
3. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 2: King Fisher, Chorus (2:28)
4. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 3: King Fisher, Bella, Ancients (3:19)
5. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 4: Chorus (3:35)
6. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 5: Start (2:53)
7. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 5: Who hopes to conjure with the world of dreams (2:39)
8. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 5: I alone, cannot consult myself (3:56)
9. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 5: You who consult me should never,[never,] doubt me (3:28)
10. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 5: I see a meadow, fragrant with flowers (2:24)
11. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 6: King Fisher, Bella, Jack, Chorus, Sosostris (5:25)
12. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 7: Ancients, King Fisher, Chorus (3:34)
13. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 8: Start (3:05)
14. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 8: Poco meno mosso - Fire! Fire! (1:39)
15. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III 4th Dance: Fire in Summer (5:23)
16. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 9: Start (2:24)
17. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 9: O summer sun golden faced glorious globe (1:36)
18. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 9: Allegretto non troppo (2:20)
19. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 9: Jenifer, Jenifer, my darling (1:54)
20. The Midsummer Marriage, Act III Scene 9: Piu mosso alla breve - fall and are built again (3:52)