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The Beggar's Opera John Gay / Christopher Pepusch; The Broadside Band, Jeremy Barlow

Release: Apr 1991 United Kingdom, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 103, Length: 2:29:17, Barcode: 034571165912
Release type: Album

Contents

CD #1
1 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Introduction "If poverty be a title to poetry" (Beggar, Player) 1:57
2 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue / Overture 3:13
3 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Through all the employments of life" (Peachum) 0:59
4 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue "Sir, Black Moll hath sent word" (Filch, Peachum) 1:30
5 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "'Tis woman that seduces all mankind" (Filch, Peachum) 1:43
6 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "But 'tis now high time to look about me" (Peachum) 2:05
7 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "What of Bob Booty, husband?" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 0:35
8 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air "If any wench Venus's girdle wear" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 3:45
9 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "If love the virgin's heart invade" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 3:01
10 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Never was a man more out the way in an argument" (Mrs Peachum) 0:23
11 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "A maid is like the golden ore" (Mrs Peachum) 0:42
12 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Come hither, Filch" (Mrs Peachum, Filch) 2:17
13 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "I know as well as any of the fine ladies" (Polly) 0:31
14 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Virgins are like the fair flower in its lustre" (Polly, Peachum) 2:01
15 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Our Poly is a sad slut!" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Polly) 2:35
16 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Can love be control'd by advice?" (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 2:17
17 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly) 1:41
18 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "I like a ship in storms was tossed" (Polly, Peachum) 1:14
19 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Dear wife, be a little pacified" (Peachum, Mrs Peachum) 0:53
20 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "A fox may steal your hens, sir" (Peachum) 1:06
21 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "'Twas only Nimming Ned" (Polly, Peachum, Mrs Peachum) 1:49
22 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Oh, ponder well! be not severe" (Polly, Mrs Peachum) 1:19
23 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "The turtle thus with plaintive crying" (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 1:44
24 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "The thing, husband, must and shall be done" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 0:49
25 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Now I'm a wretch" (Polly) 1:34
26 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Pretty Polly, say" (Macheath, Polly) 1:14
27 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "My heart was so free" (Macheath, Polly) 1:10
28 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Were I laid on Greenland's coast" (Macheath, Polly) 1:13
29 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O what pain it is to part!" (Polly, Macheath) 2:50
30 The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "The miser thus a shilling sees" (Macheath, Polly) 1:10
31 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "But pr'ythee, Matt, what is become of thy brother Tom?" (Ben, Matt, Jemmy, Jack, Wat, Robin, Ned, Harry) 1:49
32 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us" (Matt, company) 0:54
33 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Gentlemen, well met" (Macheath, Matt) 2:22
34 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Let us take the road" (Matt) 1:46
35 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "What a fool is a fond wench!" (Macheath) 0:32
36 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "If the heart of a man is deprest with cares" (Macheath, Drawer) 2:25
37 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Dear Mrs Coaxer, you are welcome" (Macheath) 2:18
38 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Youth's the season made for joys" (Macheath, Jenny, Coaxer, Vixen, Brazen) 3:29
39 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Before the barn door crowing" (Jenny, Macheath, Trull, Tawdry, Slammekin, Vixen) 1:51
40 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "The gamesters and lawyers are jugglers alike" (Jenny, Tawdry, Macheath) 1:17
41 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "I seize you, sir, as my prisoner" (Peachum, Macheath) 0:43
42 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure" (Macheath, Peachum) 0:36
43 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Look ye, Mrs Jenny" (Vixen, Coaxer, Slammekin, Trull, Jenny) 0:58
44 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Noble Captain, you are welcome" (Lockit, Macheath) 1:32
45 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Man may escape from rope and gun" (Macheath) 1:46
CD #2
2 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: You Base Man, You! 0:17
2 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 27: Thus When A Good Huswife Sees A Rat (A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came) 0:53
3 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 28: How Cruel Are The Traitors ('Twas When The Sea Was Roaring) 3:05
4 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 29: The First Time At The Looking-Glass (The Sun Has Loos'd His Weary Teams) 1:09
5 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: In This Last Affair, Brother Peachum 1:01
6 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 30: When You Censure the Age (How Happy Are We) 2:37
7 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Whence Come You, Hussy? 0:35
8 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 31: Is Then His Fate Decreed, Sir? (Of A Noble Race Was Shenkin) 0:13
9 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 32: You'll Think E'er Many Days Ensue 2:15
10 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Though The Ordinary Was Out Of The Way Today 0:35
11 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 33: If You At An Office Solicit Your Due (London Ladies) 0:41
12 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Where Is My Dear Husband? 0:52
13 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 34: Thus When The Swallow Seeking Prey (All In The Downs) 2:19
14 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 35: How Happy Could I Be With Either (Have You Heard Of A Frolicksome Ditty) 0:50
15 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 36: I'm Bubbled (Irish Trot) 1:00
16 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 37: Cease Your Funning 1:34
17 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 38: Why How Now, Madam Flirt? (Good-morrow, Gossip) 0:38
18 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Where's My Wench? 0:27
19 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 39: No Power On Earth Can E'er Divide (Irish Howl) 1:18
20 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: I Am Naturally Compassionate, Wife 1:33
21 The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 40: I Like The Fox Shall Grieve (The Lass Of Patie's Mill) 2:01
22 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: To Be Sure, Wench 1:03
23 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 41: When Young At The Bar You First Taught Me To Score (If Love's A Sweet Passion) 2:42
24 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 42: My Love Is All Madness & Folly (South Sea Ballad) 1:23
25 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Peachum Then Intends To Outwit Me 0:56
26 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 43: Thus Gamesters United In Friendship Are Found (Packington's Pound) 1:11
27 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Why, Boy, Thou Lookest As If Thou Wert Half Starv'd 1:14
28 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: I Am Sorry, Gentlemen 0:17
29 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 44: The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown (Lillibullero) 2:40
30 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: The Coronation Account, Brother Peachum 1:29
31 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 45: What Gudgeons Are We Men! (Down In The North Country) 1:20
32 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Dear Mrs Dye, Your Servant 0:28
33 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 46: In The Days Of My Youth (A Shepherd Kept Sheep) 4:47
34 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Jealousy, Rage, Love & Fear 0:09
35 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 47: I'm Like A Skiff On The Ocean Tossed (One Evening, Having Lost My Way) 1:15
36 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Dear Madam, Your Servant 0:17
37 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 48: When A Wife's In Her Pout (Now Roger, I'll Tell Thee, Because Thou'rt My Son) 2:08
38 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 49: A Curse Attends That Woman's Love (O Bessy Bell) 1:23
39 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 50: Among The Men, Coquets We Find (Would Fate To Me Belinda Give) 1:29
40 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 51: Come, Sweet Lass (Come, Sweet Lass) 1:00
41 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: All This Wheedling Of Lucy Cannot Be For Nothing 0:20
42 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Come, Miss Polly 0:51
43 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Set Your Heart To Rest, Captain 0:32
44 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 52: Hither, Dear Husband, Turn Your Eyes(The Last Time I Went O'er The Moor) 1:45
45 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 53: Which Way Shall I Turn Me? (Tom Tinker's My True Love) 0:59
46 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 54: When My Hero In Court Appears (I Am A Poor Shepherd Undone) 1:14
47 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 55: When He Holds Up His Hand (Ianthe The Lovely) 1:40
48 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 56: Our Selves, Like The Great, To Secure A Retreat (A Cobbler There Was) 1:27
49 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 57: The Charge Is Prepar'd (Bonny Dundee) 1:20
50 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Follow Them, Filch, To The Court 1:07
51 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 58: O Cruel, Cruel, Cruel Case! (Happy Groves) 3:18
52 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 67: Since Laws Were Made Tor Ev'ry Degree (Green Sleeves) 1:02
53 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: For My Having Broke Prison 1:02
54 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: My Dear Lucy, My Dear Polly 0:30
55 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 68: Would I Might Be Hang'd! (All You That Must Take A Leap) 1:49
56 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: But, Honest Friend 1:21
57 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: So, It Seems, I Am Not Left To My Choice 0:38
58 The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 69: Thus I Stand Like The Turk (Lumps Of Pudding) 1:40

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