Recordings
The first recording of A Child of Our Time was issued in 1958, and remained the only available version for 17 years. Sir Colin Davis made the first of his three recordings of the work in 1975. Tippett himself, at the age of 86, conducted a recording of the work with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in 1991.
| Year | Soloists (SATB) |
Conductor Orchestra and chorus |
Label | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Elsie Morison Pamela Bowden Richard Lewis Richard Standen |
John Pritchard Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra |
Vinyl: Pye CCL30114/5 Vinyl: Argo ZDA19/20 (stereo 1963) |
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| 1975 | Jessye Norman Janet Baker Richard Cassilly John Shirley-Quirk |
Colin Davis BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers |
Vinyl: Philips 6500985 | |
| 1986 | Sheila Armstrong Felicity Palmer Philip Langridge John Shirley-Quirk |
André Previn Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus |
CD: RPO 7012 | |
| 1991 | Faye Robinson Sarah Walker Jon Garrison John Cheek |
Michael Tippett City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and CBSO Chorus |
CD: Naxos 855750 | |
| 1992 | Cynthia Haymon Cynthia Clarey Damon Evans Willard White |
Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: Chandos CHAN9123 | |
| 2003 | Ute Selbig Norah Gubisch Jerry Hadley Robert Holl |
Colin Davis Staatskapelle Dresden |
CD: Profil PH7052 | |
| 2007 | Indra Thomas Mihoko Fujimura Steve Davislim Matthew Rose |
Colin Davis London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: LSO0670 (recorded live performance) |
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