Description

Michael Nyman: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover - Music Composed & Conducted By Michael Nyman, Performed By The Michael Nyman Band / Soundtrack To The Film By Peter Greenaway / Virgin Audio CD 1989

UPC 077778671923

The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover is the twelfth album release by Michael Nyman and the ninth to feature the Michael Nyman Band. It is the soundtrack to the eponymous film by Peter Greenaway. The album includes the first commercially released recording of Memorial (Greenaway heard a radio recording of the original performance that has not been commercially released), and this is the only piece discussed in the liner notes, to the point that the lyric sheet for "Miserere" (based on Psalm 51), the song which Pup the kitchen boy sings, is misidentified "Memorial." "Book Depository" is one of Nyman's many waltzes.

Label:	Virgin – 077778671923
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	UK & Europe
Released:	1989
Genre:	Classical, Stage & Screen
Style:	Soundtrack, Neo-Classical, Post-Modern, Contemporary

Tracklist:

1		Memorial	12:07
2		Miserere Paraphrase Piano – Michael Nyman

5:43
3	Book Depository	5:41
4	Coupling Piano – Michael Nyman

5:17
5		Miserere Choir – London Voices Engineer – Tim Hunt Engineer [Assistant] – Marsten Bailey Soprano Vocals [Boy] – Paul Chapman (2) Vocals – Doreen Walker, Elisabeth Harrison, Gareth Roberts, Geoffrey Shaw, Gordon Jones (2), Judith Rees, Lesley Reid, Simon Davies (3), Sue Anderson Vocals, Conductor – Terry Edwards (2)

11:34

Alto Saxophone – David Roach (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Harle (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Andrew Findon (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Cello – Tony Hinnigan (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – David Fuest (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Composed By – Michael Nyman
Conductor – Michael Nyman (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Double Bass – Chris Lawrence (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Engineer – Michael J Dutton
Engineer [Assistant] – Dillon Gallagher (tracks: 1 to 4)
Liner Notes – Michael Nyman
Performer – The Michael Nyman Band (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Producer – David Cunningham
Soprano Vocals – Sarah Leonard (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Trombone – David Stewart (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Trumpet – Graham Ashton (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Violin – Alexander Balanescu (tracks: 1 to 4), Elisabeth Perry (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Violin, Viola – Jonathan Carney (tracks: 1, 3, 4)