Love Counts: An Opera In Two Acts — Michael Nyman

A rigorous, mathematical precision that slowly reveals a beating, vulnerable heart.

Tracklist · 21 Tracks · 2h 2m

Scene 1 - "Excuse Me. Excuse Me"

14:42

Scene 8 - "They Say Nothing Is Secret"

6:23

Scene 9 - "Forty Seven", "Sixty Three"

4:29

Scene 2 - "This Lah-Di-Dah Dame"

10:10

Scene 3 - "Wore These My First Pro Win"

10:09

Scene 10 - "It's for You. Why Is It for You?"

5:07

Scene 4 - "How Much Does This Bill Say?"

3:46

Scene 11 - "Now, in Hebrew Mathematical Art"

5:39

Scene 5 - "This Is a Set"

5:01

Scene 12 - "You Didn't Tell Me You Did This Every Morning"

5:05

Scene 6 - "Patsy, My Love"

4:20

Scene 13 - Instrumental 1

1:13

Scene 7 - "Let's Suppose for Today"

12:06

Scene 14 - "You Look as Though You Have Lost Something"

5:17

Scene 15 - "Give Me My Card Back!"

1:03

Scene 16 - "Hello, Guv'Nor, Yes, It's Me"

1:18

Scene 17 - Instrumental 2

2:03

Scene 18 - "I've Tried to Tell You What I Think"

9:58

Scene 19 - Instrumental 3

1:28

Scene 20 - "I've Spoken to the Guv'nor at the Gym"

7:44

Scene 21 - "There You Are... And That Tree"

5:25

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition into Scene 9 where numerical chanting creates a hypnotic, rhythmic grid over the piano.

The swelling emotional release in Scene 18 where the baritone's vulnerability breaks through the clockwork accompaniment.

The brief, crystalline instrumental interludes that provide a palate cleanser between the dense vocal scenes.

Where This Album Departs

How does Love Counts: An Opera In Two Acts sound next to the rest of Michael Nyman's catalogue?

Storytelling+2.7σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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