The Essential Michael Nyman Band (black Argo logotype on front)

~ Release by Michael Nyman (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Draughtsman's Contract: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds (The Draughtman’s Contract)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Draughtman’s Contract
45:07
2The Draughtsman's Contract: An Eye for Optical Theory
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
An Eye for Optical Theory
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Première Music Group (in 1982)
is based on:
Ground in C minor, ZD. 221
44:19
3The Draughtsman's Contract: The Garden Is Becoming a Robe Room
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
The Draughtman’s Contract
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
46:10
4A Zed & Two Noughts: Prawn: Watching
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
partial recording of:
Time Lapse (A Zed and Two Noughts)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
42:30
5A Zed & Two Noughts: Time Lapse
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Time Lapse (A Zed and Two Noughts)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
3:57
6Drowning by Numbers: Fish Beach
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Fish Beach
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
42:56
7Drowning by Numbers: Wheelbarrow Walk
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Wheelbarrow Walk
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
2:36
8Drowning by Numbers: Knowing the Ropes
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Knowing the Ropes
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer) (in 1988)
5:46
9The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover: Miserere Paraphrase
soprano vocals:
Sarah Leonard (soprano)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Miserere (from The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
37:10
10The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover: Memorial
instruments:
Michael Nyman Band
soprano vocals:
Sarah Leonard (soprano)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Memorial (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
311:22
11Water Dances: Stroking / Synchronising
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Water Dances: II. Stroking
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Water Dances
recording of:
Water Dances: V. Synchronising
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Water Dances
11:09
12Prospero's Books: Miranda
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Hirst (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Leonard (soprano)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at:
JVC Victor Studios Tokyo in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1992)
recording of:
Prospero’s Books: Miranda
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Prospero’s Books
4:16