The Very Best of Michael Nyman

~ Release by Michael Nyman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Prospero's Books: Prospero's Magic
assistant engineer:
Chris Brown (London based engineer) and Dillon Gallagher
producer:
David Cunningham
mixer:
David Cunningham, Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) and Michael Nyman (composer)
editor:
Peter Mew (Senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
alto saxophone and sopranino saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Andy Findon
bass:
Martin Elliott (British bass guitarist)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
David Rix (clarinetist)
bass trombone:
Nigel Barr and Stave Saunders (trombonist)
cello:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes) and Justin Pearson (cellist)
double bass:
Tim Amhurst (bass), Lynda Houghton (Classical Double Bass player) and Paul Morgan (UK doublebass/contrabass)
horn:
Richard Clews (horninst) and Marjorie Dunn
instruments:
Michael Nyman Band
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
trumpet:
Graham Ashton (Trumpeter, composer and conductor)
viola:
Kate Musker (violist)
violin:
Alexander Bălănescu (Romanian violinist), Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster), Clare Connors and Elisabeth Perry (violinist)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and PRT Studios (Precision Records and Tapes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Prospero’s Books: Prospero’s Magic
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Prospero’s Books
5:10
2Prospero's Books: Miranda
assistant engineer:
Chris Brown (London based engineer) and Dillon Gallagher
producer:
David Cunningham
mixer:
David Cunningham, Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) and Michael Nyman (composer)
editor:
Peter Mew (Senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
alto saxophone and sopranino saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Andy Findon
bass:
Martin Elliott (British bass guitarist)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
David Rix (clarinetist)
bass trombone:
Nigel Barr and Stave Saunders (trombonist)
cello:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes) and Justin Pearson (cellist)
double bass:
Tim Amhurst (bass), Lynda Houghton (Classical Double Bass player) and Paul Morgan (UK doublebass/contrabass)
horn:
Richard Clews (horninst) and Marjorie Dunn
instruments:
Michael Nyman Band
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
trumpet:
Graham Ashton (Trumpeter, composer and conductor)
viola:
Kate Musker (violist)
violin:
Alexander Bălănescu (Romanian violinist), Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster), Clare Connors and Elisabeth Perry (violinist)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and PRT Studios (Precision Records and Tapes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Miranda Previsited by Michael Nyman (composer)
recording of:
Prospero’s Books: Miranda
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Prospero’s Books
3:54
3Prospero's Books: Twelve years since
assistant engineer:
Chris Brown (London based engineer) and Dillon Gallagher
producer:
David Cunningham
mixer:
David Cunningham, Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) and Michael Nyman (composer)
editor:
Peter Mew (Senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
alto saxophone and sopranino saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Andy Findon
bass:
Martin Elliott (British bass guitarist)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
David Rix (clarinetist)
bass trombone:
Nigel Barr and Stave Saunders (trombonist)
cello:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes) and Justin Pearson (cellist)
double bass:
Tim Amhurst (bass), Lynda Houghton (Classical Double Bass player) and Paul Morgan (UK doublebass/contrabass)
horn:
Richard Clews (horninst) and Marjorie Dunn
instruments:
Michael Nyman Band
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
trumpet:
Graham Ashton (Trumpeter, composer and conductor)
viola:
Kate Musker (violist)
violin:
Alexander Bălănescu (Romanian violinist), Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster), Clare Connors and Elisabeth Perry (violinist)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and PRT Studios (Precision Records and Tapes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Prospero’s Books: Twelve Years Since
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
Prospero’s Books
2:44
4The Piano Concerto: 1° movimento
11:47
5Drowning by Numbers: Wheelbarrow walk
2:32
6Water Dances: Stroking / Synchronising
11:03
7The 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
45:06
8The 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
44:17
9The 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)
46:09
10Carrington: Every curl of your beard
2:25
11Carrington: Fly drive
1:40
12Carrington: The infinite complexities of Christmas
assistant engineer:
Darren Godwin
engineer:
Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner)
producer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
alto saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
bass guitar:
Martin Elliott (British bass guitarist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
cello:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Tony Lewis (cellist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Justin Pearson (cellist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
horn:
Richard Clews (horninst) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
soprano saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
viola:
Philip D'Arcy (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Kate Musker (violist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Jim Sleigh (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Bruce White (violist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
violin:
Harriet Davies (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Beverley Davison (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Ann Morfee (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Clare Thompson (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Nicholas Ward (British conductor) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
performer:
Michael Nyman Band (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Kitsch Recording Studio in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels, Belgium
recording of:
Carrington: The infinite complexities of Christmas
writer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
4:18
13The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover: Memorial
11:19