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Peter Grimes Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Claire Watson, James Pease, Jean Watson, Raymond Nilsson, Owen Brannigan, Geraint Evans, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten

Release: 2008 Europe, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 45, Length: 2:22:22, Barcode: 894640001783
Release type: Other

Contents

CD #1
1 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes!" (Hobson) 1:27
2 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow) 3:04
3 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" (Swallow) 2:09
4 Peter Grimes: Prologue. "The truth... the pity... and the truth" (Peter) 1:54
5 Peter Grimes: Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn) 2:57
6 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork" (Women, Fishermen) 5:35
7 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter) 3:18
8 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson) 1:58
9 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen) 3:08
10 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode) 2:41
11 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode) 4:56
12 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter) 1:11
13 Peter Grimes: Interlude II: The Storm 4:08
14 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Past time to close!" (Auntie) 4:21
15 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "We live and let live" (Balstrode) 1:57
16 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Keene) 1:22
17 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter) 3:40
18 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Old Joe has gone fishing" (Keene) 2:28
19 Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "The bridge is down, we half swam over" (Hobson) 1:39
20 Peter Grimes: Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach 2:24
21 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen) 5:40
22 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Let this be a holiday" (Ellen) 2:59
23 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "This unrelenting work" (Ellen) 4:40
24 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie) 2:18
25 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "What is it?" (Chorus) 1:02
26 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "People!... No! I will speak!" (Boles) 2:13
CD #2
1 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen) 2:27
2 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?" (Rector) 0:43
3 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Now is gossip put on trial" (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow, Chorus) 2:12
4 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?" (Nieces) 4:34
5 Peter Grimes: Interlude IV (Passacaglia) 5:27
6 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Go there!" (Peter) 7:18
7 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Now!... Now!..." (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene, Chorus) 2:09
8 Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" (Rector) 3:07
9 Peter Grimes: Interlude V: Evening 4:19
10 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow) 2:36
11 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Pah!... Ahoy!" (Swallow, Keene) 2:48
12 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess) 3:18
13 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen) 5:09
14 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs. Sedley) 1:59
15 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise" (Chorus) 3:45
16 Peter Grimes: Interlude VI: Fog 2:36
17 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus) 4:55
18 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen) 2:29
19 Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus) 5:00

Other Releases in Group (4)

Official

  1. Peter Grimes, Europe (19 Feb 2001), CD + CD (English) remastered at 96kHz in 24-bit digital stereo from the original analogue master tapes
  2. Peter Grimes, Europe (07 Aug 2006), CD + CD (English)
  3. Peter Grimes, Europe (04 Aug 2014), CD + CD (English)
  4. Peter Grimes, Europe (03 Jun 2016), Digital Media + Digital Media (English)

Links (2)

ASIN

  1. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B002WFD63E

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002857572