Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes (Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House feat. conductor: Bernard Haitink, tenor: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, soprano: Felicity Lott, baritone: Thomas Allen)
1993

CD 1
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter grimes!" (Hobson, Swallow, Peter) 1:36
2 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow, Peter, Mrs Sedley, Chorus, Hobson, Ellen) 3:26
3 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" (Swallow, Chorus, Hobson, Peter) 2:13
4 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "The truth ... the pity" (Peter, Ellen) 1:57
5 Peter Grimes: Prologue. Interlude I: Dawn 3:20
6 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "Oh! Hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Chorus, 1st Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, 2nd Fisherman, Rector, Nieces, Mrs Sedley, Swallow) 5:01
7 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson) 3:34
8 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson, Chorus, Ellen, Ned) 1:58
9 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs Sedley, Ned) 2:56
10 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode, Chorus, Ned, Boles) 2:43
11 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "And do you prefer the storm" 3:52
12 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "They listen to money" (Balstrode, Peter) 1:29
13 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene I. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter) 1:06
14 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. Interlude II: Storm 4:20
15 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Past time to close!" (Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces, Fisherman) 4:40
16 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Come on, boy!" (Balstrode, Chorus) 2:12
17 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Ned, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Chorus) 1:37
18 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie) 3:42
19 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Old Joe has gone fishing" (Ned, Chorus, Peter) 2:18
20 Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "The bridge is down" (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter) 1:45
21 Peter Grimes: Act: II. Interlude III: Sunday morning 2:29
22 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector) 5:34
23 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "Child you're not too young to know" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector, Peter) 3:28
24 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "This unrelenting work" (Ellen, Peter, Chorus) 4:42
Total time 71:58
CD 2
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Chorus, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Lawyer, Swallow, Fisherwoman, Nices, Rector) 3:20
2 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "People! ... No! I will speak!" (Boles, Chorus, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen) 2:01
3 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen, Rector, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow) 3:04
4 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "Now is gossip put on trial" (Chorus, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Ned, Swallow) 2:21
5 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. "From the gutter" (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen) 5:03
6 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene I. Interlude IV: Passacaglia 5:20
7 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene II. "Go there!" 3:14
8 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene II. "In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home" (Peter) 3:57
9 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene II. "Now! ... Now!" (Chorus, Peter, Boles, Rector, Swallow, Ned) 2:09
10 Peter Grimes: Act: II, Scene II. "Peter Grimes! Nobody there?" (Rector, Swallow, Ned) 3:17
11 Peter Grimes: Act: III. Interlude V: Moonlight 4:21
12 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow, Nieces, Ned) 2:57
13 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Mister Keene! Mister Keene! Can you spare a moment" (Mrs Sedley, Ned) 2:45
14 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode) 2:50
15 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen, Balstrode) 5:07
16 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson) 1:59
17 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. "Who holds himself apart, lets pride rise" (Chorus) 3:44
18 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene I. Interlude VI 2:34
19 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene II. "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus, Peter) 5:10
20 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene II. "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode) 2:47
21 Peter Grimes: Act: III, Scene II. "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus, Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles) 4:28
Total time 72:28



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