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Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall
Peter Grimes (Scenes) • The Rape of Lucretia (Abridged) • Folksong Arrangements
Album 1993 on EMI Classics label
Classical (Modern, Opera)
Rape of Lucretia - Abridged recording of the revised version (1947) Folksong arrangements are the complete early HMV and Decca recordings (1943 - 1950) Peter Grimes excerpts are from recordings in 1948, some previously unpublished Recordings compiled and booklet edited by Richard Abram This compilation and remastering ℗ 1993 by EMI Records Ltd, © 1993 EMI Records Ltd Rape of Lucretia Recording Details: Recorded in No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 16-19 July and 19 October 1947 Sophie Wyss Folksong recording Details: Recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 26 May 1943 Peter Pears Folksong recording Details: 2-4 to 2-7 Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, 4 January 1944; 2-8 to 2-11 Recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 18 June 1945; 2-12 to 2-16 Recorded in No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 27 August 1947, 29 September 1950, 15 September 1950
Musicians
 | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB album by, piano |
 | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB album by, tenor vocals |
 | Joan Cross , 1900-1993 GB album by, soprano vocals |
 | Nancy Evans voc, GB album by, contralto vocals |
 | Reginald Goodall p, 1901-1990 GB album by, conductor, conductor, piano |
 | Richard Abram booklet editor, compiled by |
 | Denis Dowling voc, 1910-1996 baritone vocals |
 | Frederick Sharp , baritone vocals |
 | Norman Lumsden voc, 1906-2001 bass vocals |
| Flora Nielson , mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | The English Opera Group , 1946-1980 GB orchestra |
 | Margaret Ritchie voc, 1903-1969 GB soprano vocals |
| Sophie Wyss , soprano vocals |
| BBC Theatre Chorus , chorus |
 | Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , GB orchestra |
 | Herbert Dawson , GB organ |
| Tom Culbert , tenor vocals |
Producers
| Arthur Clarke engineer |
| Charles Anderson engineer |
| Douglas Larter engineer |
| Eric Crozier liner notes |
| John Lucas liner notes |
| Nancy Evans liner notes |
| Philip Reed liner notes |
| David Bicknell producer |
| Lawrance Collingwood producer |
| Victor Carne producer |
| Andrew Walter remastered by |
Composers
| Benjamin Britten |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rape of Lucretia Op.37 | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | ||
| 2 | Act I Scene 1 - Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:22 | |
| 3 | It is an axiom among kings | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:23 | |
| 4 | Here the thirsty evening | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:22 | |
| 5 | Lucretia! Lucretia! | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:51 | |
| 6 | With you two arm in arm again | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:32 | |
| 7 | Interlude: Tarquinius does not wait | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:46 | |
| 8 | Act I Scene 2 - Their spinning wheel unwinds | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 5:25 | |
| 9 | It is better to desire | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:47 | |
| 10 | The oatmeal slippers of sleep | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:44 | |
| 11 | None of the women move | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 5:26 | |
| 12 | Act II Scene 1 - She sleeps as a rose | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:23 | |
| 13 | Lucretia!...What do you want? | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:09 | |
| 14 | Go, Tarquinius! | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:17 | |
| 15 | Interlude: Here in the scene you see | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:47 | |
| 16 | Act II Scene 2 - Oh! What a lovely day! | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:26 | |
| 17 | How hideous! Take them away! | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:23 | |
| 18 | Flowers bring to every year | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:15 | |
| 19 | Too late, Junius | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:56 | |
| 20 | This dead hand lets fall | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:22 | |
| 21 | Is all this suffering and pain | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:38 | |
| 22 | Folksong Arrangements | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | ||
| 23 | La belle est au jardin d'amour | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:01 | |
| 24 | Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:19 | |
| 25 | Voici le printemps | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:47 | |
| 26 | La fileuse | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:41 | |
| 27 | Quand j'etais chez mon père | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:49 | |
| 28 | Folksong Arrangements | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | ||
| 29 | The Salley Gardens | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:04 | |
| 30 | Little Sir William | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:37 | |
| 31 | Oliver Cromwell | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 0:40 | |
| 32 | The Ash Grove | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:03 | |
| 33 | The Bonny Earl O' Moray | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:57 | |
| 34 | Heigh ho, Heigh hi! | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:10 | |
| 35 | Sweet Polly Oliver | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:02 | |
| 36 | There's none to soothe | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:17 | |
| 37 | The Plough Boy | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:03 | |
| 38 | Come you not from Newcastle? | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 1:17 | |
| 39 | The Foggy, Foggy Dew | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:42 | |
| 40 | The King is gone a-hunting | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:18 | |
| 41 | O Waly, Waly | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:35 | |
| 42 | Peter Grimes, Op.33 Excerpts | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | ||
| 43 | Whatever you say...Let her among you without fault | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:01 | |
| 44 | Now the Great Bear and Pleiades | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:16 | |
| 45 | Interlude III: Sunday Morning | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:20 | |
| 46 | Glitter of waves | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:49 | |
| 47 | Wherefore, I pray and beseach you | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 3:30 | |
| 48 | O all ye works of the Lord | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 5:50 | |
| 49 | In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:25 | |
| 50 | Embroidery in childhood | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 4:15 | |
| 51 | Interlude IV | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 2:29 | |
| 52 | Grimes!...Steady. There you are | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Nancy Evans, Reginald Goodall | 5:59 |
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