The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia

Benjamin Britten; Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson, Donald Maxwell, Alan Opie, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Album
Label Chandos Release date Format 2×CD Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/14664711

Tracklist 116:18

CD 1

1 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart... Benjamin Britten 5:47
2 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light... Benjamin Britten 3:05
3 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher... Benjamin Britten 16:31
4 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Good night, Tarquinius! Benjamin Britten 2:58
5 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake Benjamin Britten 3:06
6 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Lucretia! Benjamin Britten 5:49
7 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate... Benjamin Britten 3:03
8 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Time turns upon the hands of women... Benjamin Britten 5:35
9 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger... Benjamin Britten 6:09

CD 2

1 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness... Benjamin Britten 7:39
2 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: She sleeps as a rose upon the night... Benjamin Britten 3:01
3 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare... Benjamin Britten 2:32
4 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Within this frail crucible of light... Benjamin Britten 4:47
5 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia! Benjamin Britten 6:29
6 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin... Benjamin Britten 4:14
7 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: O what a lovely day... Benjamin Britten 6:38
8 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Hush! Here she comes! Benjamin Britten 3:37
9 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection... Benjamin Britten 6:24
10 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part... Benjamin Britten 8:42
11 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full... Benjamin Britten 4:21
12 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? Benjamin Britten 5:38