Wessex Studios London UK
Alex Mundy has blown the dust off the multi-tracks for Lizard and provided us with a solo performance from Keith Tippett. By isolating and editing Keith’s final take on Prince Rupert Awakes, we hear the piece anew. With the spaces usually reserved for the vocals now removed and all the piano sections sewn together, a yearning ballad trickles from Tippett’s fingers. With all the other instruments stripped away, we hear the microphones at Wessex pick up Keith humming along to his own playing as the music moves into the dramatic chord work of the final section. You’ve heard Prince Rupert Awake before but never quite like this.