Tippett, Michael: The Knot Garden

The Knot Garden by SIr Michael Tippett
Cast: Raimund Herincx, Yvonne Minton, Jill Gomez, Josephine Barstow, THomas Carey, RObert Tear and Thomas Hemsley,  with the Royal Opera House Orchestra,  conducted by Colin Davis.
Label: Philips
Catalogue number: 6700 063
Country of Issue: GUK
Date: 1974
premier recording
Stereo
Format: LP Boxed Set (2 discs plus booklet)
Label design: Philps standard classical red label, silver print
Discs: Near Mint, very tiny marks on edge
Outer box: Near Mint
Inner sleeves: original, polylined, as new
Booklet: full size 20pp, perfect

This item appears as new throughout except as mentioned above. Acquired by us in 2007 as part of a large collection but never played since.

THis 1974 recording  brings together the soloists, orchestra and conductor from the 1971 Premiere and was supervised by the composer so may be said to be a definitive reading,