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Tippett: Visions of Paradise

BBC Radio 3
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From the Barbican Hall, London.
Anthony Burton introduces tonight's concert in the festival celebrating the 90th birthday of Sir Michael Tippett.
Faye Robinson (soprano)
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
LSO/Colin Davis

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 in G

8.05 We Sense a Huge Compassionate Power....
The power of music "to heal, to love": Tippett has always had a sense of the turbulent times through which he has lived.
Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Meirion Bowen and others explore the effect of Tippett the maverick, speaking out for a better world.

8.25 Tippett Symphony No 3
Final concert next Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Michael Tippett.
Soprano:
Faye Robinson
Piano:
Stephen Kovacevich
Unknown:
Heather Harper
Unknown:
Meirion Bowen
Source: Radio Times

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