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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1945)
Prologue and Act I: 55:06
Prologue
1.
Peter Grimes
7:21
2.
The truth...the pity...
1:46
Act I
3.
Interlude I
3:49
4.
Oh, hang at open doors
6:17
5.
I'll give a hand...
4:47
6.
Let het among you without fault
2:30
7.
Look, the storm cone!
2:46
8.
And do you prefer the storm
6:15
9.
Interlude II
4:33
10.
Past time to close!
4:23
11.
We live and let live...
3:18
12.
Now the Great Bear and Pleiades
4:08
13.
For peace sake...Old Joe has gone fishing...
3:52
Act 2
48:32
14.
Interlude III
2:26
15.
Glitter of waves
1:48
16.
Now that the daylight fills the sky
11:42
17.
Fool to let it come to this!
5:14
18.
We planned that their lives...
5:12
19.
From the gutter...
4:27
20.
Interlude IV
5:22
21.
Go there!
3:04
22.
In dreams I've built myself
6:51
23.
The whole affair gives Borough talk
2:23
Act III
39:05
24.
Interlude V
4:31
25.
Assign your prettiness to me
8:49
26.
Embroidery in childhood
5:02
27.
Mr Swallow
5:31
28.
Interlude VI
2:42
29.
Grimes!...Steady. There you are. Nearly Home.
5:07
30.
peter, we've come to take you home
2:23
31.
To those who pass the Borough sounds betray
4:58
142:43
Solo:Glenn Winslade tenor (Peter Grimes a fisherman)
Solo: Anthony Michaels-Moore baritone (Captain Balstrode retired merchant skipper
Solo: Jill Grove alto (Auntie landlady of 'The Boar')
Solo: Sally Matthews soprano (First Niece)
Solo: Alison Buchanan soprano (Second Niece)
Solo: Christopher Gillett tenor (Bob Boles fisherman and methodist)
Solo: James Rutherford baritone (Swallow a lawyer)
Solo: Ryland Davies tenor (Rev Horace Adams the Rector)
Solo: Nathan Gunn baritone (Ned Keene apothecary and quack)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Conductor:Sir Colin Davis
Notes
For his first complete opera recording since his award-winning Les Troyens on LSO Live, Sir Colin Davis tackles one of the 20th century’s greatest works, Britten’s Peter Grimes. Recorded at the opening concerts in the LSO’s centenary celebrations with a magnificent cast, this release promises to be one of 2004’s most exciting.
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captures all the weight and wondrous sonorities of this extraordinary piece "
*****
Mail On Sunday - 13 June 2004
has the makings of an award-winning best-seller"
Music Week - 26 June 2004
an unmissible oppurtunity to confront one of the defining masterpieces of 20th Century music
The Independent
Another triumph from the LSO Live label. A strong contender for recording of the year
Classic FM Magazine
Colin Davis and the LSO give a reading of the score that’s simply scorching
ClassicsToday.com(USA)
a stunning achievement. No other set quite matches it for technical control and overwhelming firepower. The crucial interludes confirm the sovereign reputation of the current LSO "
Gramophone - August 2004
Nominated for Best Classical Album
Grammy Awards (USA)
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