Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop! & Where the Wild Things Are
Cynthia Buchan, Lisa Saffer, Rosemary Hardy. Christopher Gillet, David Wilson-Johnson, Stephen Richardson, Mary King
London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
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Gramophone MagazineJuly 2001Editor's Choice
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Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 1 - Jennie
- Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Lisa Saffer (soprano)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Why am I longing (Jennie, Potted Plant)
You have two windows (Potted Plant, Jennie)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 2 - Pig
- David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone), Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Hello little Lady (Pig, Jennie)
Change of scene - "If I could eat experience" (Jennie)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 3 - Cat
- Christopher Gillet (tenor), Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
You must be going to (Cat, Jennie)
Interlude 1: The Journey to the Big White House
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 4 - Rhoda
- Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Rosemary Hardy (soprano), Christopher Gillet (tenor)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Thank you very much for the ride (Jennie, Cat, Rhoda)
Are you all right, Miss? (Rhoda, Jennie)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 5 - Baby
- Rosemary Hardy (soprano), Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Lisa Saffer (soprano)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Baby, here is Nurse (Rhoda, Jennie)
Yum, yum (Jennie, Baby)
Who can help me? (Jennie, Baby's Mother)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 6 - Lion
- Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Lisa Saffer (soprano), Stephen Richardson (bass)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
How black it is (Jennie, Lion, Baby)
Quiet in there! (Jenny, Baby, Lion)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 7 - Ash-Tree
- Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Now I have nothing (Jennie, Ash-Tree)
Adagio: A little meditation
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 8 - Recognition
- Stephen Richardson (bass), Rosemary Hardy (soprano), Lisa Saffer (soprano), Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Gillet (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Jennie! Jennie! (Rhoda, Cat, Pig, Jennie, Mother Goose, Lion)
Interlude 2. The Ride to Castle Yonder
Hello, as you probably noticed (Jennie)
Knussen: Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op.21 - or, There must be more to Life / Scene 9 - Higglety Pigglety Pop!
- Rosemary Hardy (soprano), Stephen Richardson (bass), David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone), Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Gillet (tenor)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Fanfare I - Higglety. Scene 1 - Rhyme 1 (Rhoda, Jennie, Cat, Pig, Lion)
Fanfare II - Higglety. Scene 2 - Rhyme 2 (Rhoda, Jennie, Cat, Pig, Lion)
Higglety. Scene 3 - Rhyme 3 (Rhoda, Jennie, Cat, Pig)
Knussen: Where the Wild Things Are
- Lisa Saffer (soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone), Mary King (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Richardson (bass), Quentin Hayes (bass), Christopher Gillet (tenor)
- London Sinfonietta
- Oliver Knussen
- Recorded: 1999-03
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
Overture
Max - Scherzino: "I'm Max! (Max)
Mama - Scherzo A "Sshh! Sshh!" (Max, Mama)