Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Prologue: Peter Grimes (Peter, Hobson, Swallow)

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

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Prologue: You sailed your boat round the coast (Peter, Ellen, Hobson, Swallow, Mrs Sedley, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Prologue: Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Peter, Swallow, Hobson, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Prologue: The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter, Ellen)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Prologue: Interlude I

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Prologue: Interlude I

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Oh, hang at open doors (Balstrode, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Balstrode, Boles, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Ned, Mrs Sedley)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: What harbour shelters peace (Peter)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Interlude II

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Past time to close (Auntie, Balstrode, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Nieces)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter, Tutti Soloists, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: The bridge is down (Hobson, Ellen, Peter, Ned, Auntie, Nieces)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Interlude III

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II: Interlude III

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Glitter of waves (Ellen)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Balstrode, Boles, Mrs Sedley, Swallow, Rector, Nieces, Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: People… No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)

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

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Hobson, Nieces, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: From the gutter (Ellen, Auntie, Nieces)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Interlude IV

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Go there! (Peter)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Interlude V

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Murder most foul it is (Mrs Sedley, Ned)

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

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Come along, Doctor (Ellen, Balstrode, Rector, Mrs Sedley)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Embroidery in childhood (Ellen, Balstrode)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Mr Swallow (Mrs Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Who holds himself apart (Chorus)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Interlude VI

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 2: Grimes! (Grimes)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 2: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act III Scene 2: To those who pass the Borough (Chorus, Swallow, Auntie, Boles)

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus