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Peter Grimes

Richard Hickox · Matthew Best · City of London Sinfonia · London Symphony Chorus · Philip Langridge · Alan Opie · Anne Collins · John Graham-Hall · Roderick Williams

Chandos1996Cat. CHAN 94472h 12m44 tracks

Peter Grimes (1996), CD, on Chandos. Music by Benjamin Britten, performed by Richard Hickox, Matthew Best, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus; 44 tracks.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Peter Grimes: Prologue. Hobson - "Peter Grimes!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: "Peter Grimes!" (Hobson)

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:24

02

Peter Grimes: Prologue. Swallow - "You sailed your boat round the coast"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:04

03

Peter Grimes: Prologue. Swallow - "Peter Grimes, I here advise you"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: "Peter Grimes: I here advise you!" (Swallow)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:05

04

Peter Grimes: Prologue. Peter - "The truth - the pity - and the truth"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: "The truth...the pity...and the truth" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

1:55

05

Peter Grimes: Prologue. Interlude I

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: Interlude I

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:13

06

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Chorus - "Oh, hang at open doors"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Women and Fishermen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

4:42

07

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Peter Grimes: Rector - "Good morning, good morning!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Women and Fishermen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:04

08

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Peter - "Hi! Give us a hand"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

3:42

09

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Hobson - "I'll have to go from pub to pub"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson)

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:59

10

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Ellen - "Let her among you without fault"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:13

11

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Balstrode - "Look! The storm cone!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

2:47

12

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Balstrode - "And do you prefer the storm"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

3:30

13

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Peter - "They listen to money"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:32

14

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Peter - "What harbour shelters peace"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

1:04

15

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. Interlude II

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I: Interlude II The Storm

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

4:11

16

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Auntie - "Past time to close"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Past time to close!" (Auntie)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:15

21

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Ned - "Have you heard the cliff is down"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Keene)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins

1:38

22

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Peter - "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

3:41

23

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Balstrode - "For peace sake"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

2:29

24

Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Hobson - "The bridge is down"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "The bridge is down, we half swam over" (Hobson)

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:43

25

Peter Grimes: Act II. Interlude III

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II: Interlude III

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:28

26

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Ellen - "Glitter of waves"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:32

29

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Ellen - "This unrelenting work"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "This unrelenting work" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

4:26

30

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Aunti - "Fool to let it come to this"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:18

31

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Boles - "People . . . No! I will speak!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "People!... No! I will speak!" (Boles)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Graham-Hall

2:05

Disc 2

01

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Ellen - "We planned that their lives"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:31

02

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Rector - "Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?" (Rector)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

0:44

03

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Chorus - "Now gossip is put on trial"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "Now is gossip put on trial," (Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow and Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

2:18

04

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Nieces - "From the gutter"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?" (Nieces)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

4:35

05

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Interlude IV

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II: Scene I: Interlude IV. Passacaglia

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

5:48

06

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Peter - "Go there!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene II: "Go there!" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:03

07

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Peter - "They listen to money"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene II: "Go there!" (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

5:04

08

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Chorus - "Now! Now!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene II: "Now!... Now!..." (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene and Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

2:14

09

Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Rector - "Peter Grimes"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene II: "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" (Rector)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:28

10

Peter Grimes: Act III. Interlude V

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III: Interlude V. Evening

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:45

11

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Swallow - "Assign your prettiness to me"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:56

14

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Burgess - "Come along, Doctor"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:57

15

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Ellen - "Embroidery in childhood was"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

5:47

16

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Mrs Sedley - "Mr Swallow"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins

2:02

17

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Chorus - "Who holds himself apart"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise" (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

1:32

18

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Interlude VI

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III: Interlude VI Fog

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:46

19

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Voices - "Grimes!"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene II: "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus, Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

5:23

20

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Ellen - "Peter, we've come to take you home"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene II: "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:41

21

Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Chorus - "To those who pass the Borough"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene II: "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

5:04