Sir Michael Tippett - Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Handel

I love Michael Tippett, both as a most human person and as a great composer. I so much wish I could have met him even for two minutes. A beautiful man in every respect.

Correction: the date of Michael's death on the title slide should read "1998" - apologies!

From an Amazon reviewer: John Ferngrove (Hants UK)

"Brimming with the life-affirming and crystalline vivacity of his initial period. The leaping, prancing idiom of his pianism, quite unlike that of anyone else, pre-figuring the heart-breakingly beautiful Piano Concerto soon to follow. The piece just leaves an aching wish that Tippett had generated much more piano music from this period".

I took these photos in Mexico (Guanajuato, Queretaro and San Miguel de Allende); Denver USA, London; Derbyshire Peak District (England); Tuscany (Italy); Avila and Sierra de Francia (Spain);

Richard Hickox: Conductor
Howard Shelley: Piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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[AntPDC]

@ukdavepianoman Quite.

[ukdavepianoman]

If Norman Lebrecht can't "get" Tippett he should say just that. If he thinks Tippetts music should be forgotten then he is a prize one idiot. I'd rather forget Norman Lebrecht and anything he says than forget Tippetts music.

[AntPDC]

@ROLANDMC80EX By all accounts, Mr Lebrecht (whom I'd never heard of before) has a reputation for being an absurdist, but Michael Tippett would be the first to defend anyone's right to criticise. From the little I've seen of his polemical style, Lebrecht seems upset that he doesn't "get" Tippett, and like (for example) the primitive peoples throughout history, he wants to strike out and hurt what he doesn't understand. That's his misfortune, not ours.

[ROLANDMC80EX]

Much misunderstood, and more importantly undervalued!This great man took all those who would be open to a much more rich pallette and rollercoater ride of what you can do with instruments!Norman Lebrecht thinks his music should be forgotten........what do you think?