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A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

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by

Pumeza Matshikiza,

BBC Symphony Chorus,

BBC Symphony Orchestra,

Michael Tippett,

Collaborators: 7

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Released:

May 3, 2024

Duration:

02:32

Tempo:

177

BPM

Key:

G

© 2024 Chandos Records Ltd.

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A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

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A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

Pumeza Matshikiza

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Songwriters (2)

Lyricist

Michael Tippett

Composer

Michael Tippett

Musicians (3)

Vocals

Pumeza Matshikiza

Choir

BBC Symphony Chorus

Instrumentation

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Songwriters (2)

Lyricist

Michael Tippett

Composer

Michael Tippett

Producers (1)

Conductor

Musicians (3)

Vocals

Pumeza Matshikiza

Choir

BBC Symphony Chorus

Instrumentation

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Tracks

1

A Child of our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2

A Child of our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3

A Child of our Time, Part I: Interludium

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4

A Child of our Time, Part I: Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra

5

A Child of our Time, Part I: The Narrator. Now in each nation there were some cast out... (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

6

A Child of our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the usurer's city cease? (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

7

A Child of our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Stewart

8

A Child of our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days...? (Soprano)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza

9

A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart

10

A Child of our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

11

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And a time came... (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

12

A Child of our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them! (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

13

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

14

A Child of our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

15

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And the boy's mother wrote a letter... (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

16

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother, the Uncle and Aunt, and the Boy. O my son! (Soloists)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches

17

A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart

18

A Child of our Time, Part II: The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Alto, Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

19

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. They took a terrible vengeance (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

20

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

21

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

22

A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

23

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, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Stewart

24

A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother. What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza

25

A Child of our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra

26

A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O! by and by (Soprano, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza

27

A Child of our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

28

A Child of our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned… (Alto)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra

29

A Child of our Time, Part III: The words of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches

30

A Child of our Time, Part III: Preludium

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

31

A Child of our Time, Part III: I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches

32

A Child of our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus)

Michael Tippett, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pumeza Matshikiza, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches