Sir Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola and Cello

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Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola and Cello (1978-79)
Michael Tippett
 Michael Tippett

[0:00] Medium fast -
[12:12] Interlude: Medium slow -
[14:18] Very slow - Calmer still -
[23:14] Interlude: Medium fast - Medium slow -
[23:59] Medium fast

A concerto by English composer Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998). While working on this composition, Tippett visited the island of Bali where he heard the music of gamelan orchestras, and some of the gamelan sound world permeated into the Triple Concerto.

Violinist: Daniel Hope
Violist: Philip Dukes
Cellist: Christian Poltéra
Conductor: Andrew Davis
BBC Symphony Orchestra