Britten: Peter Grimes — James Pease, Geraint Evans et al. (Decca, 2001) [2CD].
Short Description
Jeremy Tilston (Art Direction), James Pease (Baritone Vocals [Captain Balstrode]), Geraint Evans (Baritone Vocals [Ned Keene]), David Kelly (7) (Bass Vocals [Hobson]), Owen Brannigan (Bass Vocals [Swallow]), Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Chorus), Douglas Robinson (Chorus Master), Benjamin Britten (Composed By), Benjamin Britten (Conductor), Jean Watson (Contralto Vocals [Auntie]), Kenneth Wilkinson (Engineer [Recording Engineer]), Lauris Elms (Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs Sedley]), Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Orchestra), Erik Smith (Producer), Andrew Wedman (Remastered By [Remastering]), Claire Watson (Soprano Vocals [Ellen Orford]), Marion Studholme (Soprano Vocals [Niece 1]), Iris Kells (Soprano Vocals [Niece 2]), Raymond Nilsson (Tenor Vocals [Bob Boles]), Peter Pears (Tenor Vocals [Peter Grimes]), John Lanigan (Tenor Vocals [The Rector]), Marcus Norman (2) (Voice [John]) (Decca)
Description
This is a used CD. The disc and case have been inspected and are in good condition. All CDs are tested before dispatch and play perfectly.
Track Listing
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Peter Grimes! (Hobson) | 1:28 |
| 1-2 | You Sailed Your Boat Round The Coast (Swallow) | 3:04 |
| 1-3 | Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You! (Swallow) | 2:09 |
| 1-4 | The Truth... The Pity... And The Truth (Peter) | 1:55 |
| 1-5 | Interlude I: On The Beach (Dawn) | 2:58 |
| 1-6 | Oh! Hang At Open Doors The Net, The Cork (Women And Fishermen) | 5:35 |
| 1-7 | Hi! Give Us A Hand! (Peter) | 3:19 |
| 1-8 | I Have To Go From Pub To Pub (Hobson) | 1:57 |
| 1-9 | Let Her Among You Without Fault Cast The First Stone (Ellen) | 3:09 |
| 1-10 | Look, The Storm Cone! (Balstrode) | 2:42 |
| 1-11 | And Do You Prefer The Storm (Balstrode) | 4:56 |
| 1-12 | What Harbour Shelters Peace (Peter) | 1:12 |
| 1-13 | Interlude II: The Storm | 4:08 |
| 1-14 | Past Time To Close! (Auntie) | 4:19 |
| 1-15 | We Live And Let Live (Balstrode) | 2:00 |
| 1-16 | Have You Heard? The Cliff Is Down (Keene) | 1:23 |
| 1-17 | Now The Great Bear And Pleiades (Peter) | 3:41 |
| 1-18 | Old Joe Has Gone Fishing (Keene) | 2:28 |
| 1-19 | The Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam Over (Hobson) | 1:42 |
| 1-20 | Interlude III: Sunday Morning By The Beach | 2:22 |
| 1-21 | Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight (Ellen) | 5:41 |
| 1-22 | Let This Be A Holiday (Ellen) | 3:00 |
| 1-23 | This Unrelenting Work (Ellen) | 4:41 |
| 1-24 | Fool To Let It Come To This! (Auntie) | 2:18 |
| 1-25 | What Is It? (Chorus) | 1:03 |
| 1-26 | People!... No! I Will Speak! (Boles) | 2:12 |
| 2-1 | We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start (Ellen) | 2:27 |
| 2-2 | Swallow! Shall We Go And See Grimes In His Hut? (Rector) | 0:44 |
| 2-3 | Now Is Gossip Put On Trial (Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow And Chorus) | 2:15 |
| 2-4 | From The Gutter, Why Should We Trouble At Their Ribaldries? (Nieces) | 4:34 |
| 2-5 | Interlude IV (Passacaglia) | 5:28 |
| 2-6 | Go There! (Peter) | 7:18 |
| 2-7 | Now!... Now!... (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene And Chorus (off)) | 2:09 |
| 2-8 | Peter Grimes! Nobody Here? (Rector) | 3:08 |
| 2-9 | Interlude V: Evening | 4:20 |
| 2-10 | Assign Your Prettiness To Me (Swallow) | 2:36 |
| 2-11 | Pah!... Ahoy! (Swallow And Keene) | 2:49 |
| 2-12 | Come Along, Doctor! (First Burgess) | 3:19 |
| 2-13 | Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness (Ellen) | 5:10 |
| 2-14 | Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs Sedley) | 2:01 |
| 2-15 | Who Holds Himself Apart, Lets His Pride Rise (Chorus) | 3:44 |
| 2-16 | Interlude VI: Fog | 2:37 |
| 2-17 | Grimes! Grimes! (Chorus (off)) | 4:55 |
| 2-18 | Peter, We've Come To Take You Home (Ellen) | 2:21 |
| 2-19 | To Those Who Pass The Borough (Chorus) | 5:08 |
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