Peter Grimes

by Benjamin Britten; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink

Tracklist

CD 1

  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: Dawn3:20
  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: Storm4:20
  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 morning2:29
  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

CD 2

  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: Passacaglia5:20
  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: Moonlight4:21
  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 VI2:34
  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