Album US 1993 on EMI Classics label
Classical and Soundtrack (Opera, Modern)
Recorded VI.1992, Watford Town Hall. ℗ 1993 EMI Records Ltd. © 1993 EMI Records Ltd.
Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB album by | |
Anthony Rolfe Johnson voc, 1940-2010 GB vocals, peter grimes, album by | |
Felicity Lott voc, *1947 GB vocals, ellen orford, album by | |
Thomas Allen voc, *1944 GB vocals, captain balstrode, album by | |
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , GB orchestra, album by | |
Bernard Haitink vn, *1929 NL conductor, album by | |
David Syrus p, GB conductor, assistant | |
David Greenwood effects, sound effects | |
John Kurlander , GB engineer, balance | |
John Brown acg, vn, leader | |
Montagu Slater , 1902-1956 GB libretto by | |
Michael Skinner dr, percussion, hobson's drum played by | |
Christopher Keyte voc, GB vocals, 1st burgess | |
Christopher Lackner vocals, 1st fisherman | |
Donaldson Bell voc, b, *1934 CA vocals, 2nd burgess | |
Richard Hazell voc, GB vocals, 2nd fisherman | |
John Winfield voc, vocals, 3rd burgess | |
Jonathan Fisher voc, vocals, 4th burgess | |
Edward Perry vocals, 5th burgess | |
Jonathan Coad vocals, 6th burgess | |
Karen Robertson voc, vocals, a fisherwoman | |
Tom Cregan vocals, a lawyer | |
Patricia Payne voc, *1942 vocals, auntie | |
Stuart Kale , *1944 vocals, bob boles | |
Robbie Gill vocals, boy (john) | |
David Wilson-Johnson voc, *1950 GB vocals, hobson | |
Sarah Walker voc, *1943 GB vocals, mrs. (nabob) sedley | |
Maria Bovino voc, vocals, niece 1 | |
Gillian Webster voc, GB vocals, niece 2 | |
Simon Keenlyside voc, *1959 GB vocals, rev. horace adams | |
Lola Biagioni vocals, soprano, act iii, scene 2 | |
Stafford Dean b, *1937 GB vocals, swallow |
Terry Edwards chorus master |
Matthew Cocker edited by |
Alex Marcou engineer, assistant |
Richard Hale engineer, technical |
Simon Woods producer |
Rosemary Lowther producer, production assistant |
Benjamin Britten |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Prologue | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
2 | Peter Grimes! (Hobson, Swallow, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:36 | ||
3 | You Sailed Your Boat Round The Coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus, Hobson, Ellen) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:26 | ||
4 | Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You! (Swallow, Chorus, Hobson, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:13 | ||
5 | The Truth - The Pity (Peter, Ellen) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:57 | ||
6 | Interlude I: Dawn (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:20 | ||
7 | Act One, Scene One | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
8 | Oh Hang At Open Doors The Net (Chorus, 1st Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, 2nd Fisherman, Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, New, Swallow) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:01 | ||
9 | Hi! Give Us A Hand! (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:34 | ||
10 | I Have To Go From Pub To Pub (Hobson, Chorus, Ellen, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:58 | ||
11 | Let Her Among You Without Fault Cast The First Stone (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:56 | ||
12 | Look! The Storm Cone! (Balstrode, Chorus, Ned, Boles) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:43 | ||
13 | And Do You Prefer The Storm (Balstrode, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:52 | ||
14 | They Listen To Money (Peter, Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:29 | ||
15 | What Harbour Shelters Peace (Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:06 | ||
16 | Interlude II: Storm (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 4:20 | ||
17 | Act One, Scene Two | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
18 | Past Time To Close! (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces, Fisherman) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 4:40 | ||
19 | Come On, Boy! (Balstrode, Chorus) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:12 | ||
20 | Have You Heard The Cliff Is Down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Chorus) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:37 | ||
21 | Now The Great Bear And Pleiades (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:42 | ||
22 | Old Joe Has Gone Fishing (Ned, Chorus, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:18 | ||
23 | The Bridge Is Down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:45 | ||
24 | Act Two | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
25 | Interlude III: Sunday Morning (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:29 | ||
26 | Act Two, Scene One | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
27 | Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight (Ellen, Chorus Rector) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:34 | ||
28 | Child You're Not Too Young To Know (Ellen, Chorus, Rector, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:28 | ||
29 | This Unrelenting Work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 4:42 | ||
30 | Fool To Let It Come To This! (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Chorus, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Lawyer, Swallow, Fisherman, Nieces, Rector) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:20 | ||
31 | People - … No! I Will Speak! (Boles, Chorus, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:01 | ||
32 | We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:04 | ||
33 | Now Is Gossip Put On Trial (Chorus, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, New, Swallow) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:21 | ||
34 | From The Gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:03 | ||
35 | Interlude IV: Passacaglia (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:20 | ||
36 | Act Two, Scene Two | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
37 | Go There! (Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:14 | ||
38 | In Dreams I've Built Myself Some Kindlier Home (Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:57 | ||
39 | Now! … Now! (Chorus, Peter, Boles, Rector, Swallow, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:09 | ||
40 | Peter Grimes! Nobody There? (Rector, Swallow, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:17 | ||
41 | Act Three | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
42 | Interlude V: Moonlight (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 4:21 | ||
43 | Act Three, Scene One | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
44 | Assign Your Prettiness To Me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:57 | ||
45 | Mr. Keene! (Mrs. Sedley, Ned) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:45 | ||
46 | Come Along, Doctor (1st Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:50 | ||
47 | Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness (Ellen, Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:07 | ||
48 | Mr. Swallow, Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 1:59 | ||
49 | Who Holds Himself Apart, Lets His Pride Rise (Chorus) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 3:44 | ||
50 | Interlude VI (Orchestra) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:34 | ||
51 | Act Three, Scene Two | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | |||
52 | Grimes! (Chorus, Peter) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 5:10 | ||
53 | Peter, We've Come To Take You Home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 2:47 | ||
54 | To Those Who Pass The Boorough (Chorus, Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles) | Benjamin Britten - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink | 4:28 |
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