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premiered in:Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland (on 1953-02-13)
composer:Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1947 until 1952)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002502848 [info]
is based on:The Midsummer Marriage

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1984-12Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage: First Dance: The Earth in Autumn. The hound chases the hare - Transformation - Preparation for the second dancepartialBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Рудольф Борисович Баршай5:25
1984-12Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage: Fourth Dance: Fire in Summer. The Voluntary Human SacrificepartialBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Рудольф Борисович Баршай7:02
1984-12Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage: Prelude - Transformation - Preparation for the first dancepartialBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Рудольф Борисович Баршай4:48
1984-12Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage: Second Dance: The Waters in Winter. The otter chases the fish - Transformation - Preparation for the third dancepartialBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Рудольф Борисович Баршай7:14
1984-12Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage: Third Dance: The Air in Spring. the hawk chases the bird - Preparation for the fourth dancepartialBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Рудольф Борисович Баршай4:18
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": I. PreludepartialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis2:28
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": II. Transformation and Preparation for...partialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis1:37
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": III. The First Dance: "The earth in autumn"partialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis4:00
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": IV. The Second Dance: "The water in winter"partialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis5:13
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": V. The Third Dance: "The air in spring"partialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis3:54
1993-12Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": VI. The Fourth Dance: "Fire in summer"partialStephen Jackson, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis6:09
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: First Dancelive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton2:21
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Preludelive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton2:30
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Preparation and Fourth Dancelive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton6:38
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Second Dancelive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton3:05
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Third Dancelive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton3:19
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Transformation and Preparationlive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton1:46
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Transformation and Preparationlive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton2:07
1995-01-11Ritual Dances From the Midsummer Marriage: Transformation and Preparationlive and partialBBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton1:41
1995-10-09 – 1995-10-10Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage: Allegro molto - Adagio tranquillo - Allegro grazioso vivace - Più mosso: Allegro moderatoBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, George Hurst24:54
Ritual Dances from ‘The Midsummer Marriage’: Second Dance: ‘The Waters in Winter’ - Transformation and Preparation - Third Dance: ‘The Air in Spring’ - Preparation and Fourth Dance ‘Fire in Summer’partialMatthew Best, Chorus of Opera North, Rita Cullis, Mark Curtis, Margaret McDonald, English Northern Philharmonia, Michael Tippett15:53
Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage" no. 3: The Earth in AutumnBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis4:04