Michael Nyman is one the foremost British contemporary composers for his work in the minimalist classical field. Best known for his Oscar winning score for THE PIANO, Nyman encompasses a whole spectrum of music from JAZZ to full symphonic works but always with his own personal style and it is for this style that he is now one of the top selling classical composer. Michael Nyman conducts his own Michael Nyman Band for this recording. AND DO THEY DO was commissioned for the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and consists of four linked 'songs' of which the third is based on Schumann's NACHTLIED Opus 19 Number 1 and is a spin-off of Nyman's opera THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT. ZOO CAPRICES is a transcription of a work for small orchestra (for a solo violin, performed by Alexander Balanescu), originally composed for the score of the film A ZED AND TWO NOUGHTS. Recorded in digital sound at Abbey Road Studios.

1. Song I (And Do They Do)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
2. Song II (And Do They Do)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
3. Song III (And Do They Do)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
4. Song IV (And Do They Do)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
5. The Lady In The Red Hat (Zoo Caprices)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
6. Swan Rot (Zoo Caprices)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
7. Up For Crabs (Zoo Caprices)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
8. Car Crash (Zoo Caprices)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
9. Bisocosis Populi (Zoo Caprices)
   Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
10. Venus De Milo (Zoo Caprices)
    Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
11. Angelfish Decay (Zoo Caprices)
    Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
12. Vermeer's Wife Watches Prawns (Zoo Caprices)
    Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach
13. Timelapse (Zoo Caprices)
    Michael Nyman Band, Ruth Phillips, Rupert Bawdin, Andrew Findon, David Fuest, Elisabeth Perry, David Roach