‎Britten: Peter Grimes by Colin Davis

"Peter Grimes!"

Jon Vickers, Richard Van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson

1:36

"You sailed your boat"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis

3:23

"Peter Grimes, I here advise you!"

Richard Van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson

2:10

"The truth.the pity."

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Heather Harper

2:01

Interlude I: On the beach

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

3:44

"Oh, hang at open doors"

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, John Dobson, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anne Pashley

5:15

"Hi! give us a hand"

Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Richard Van Allan, Jonathan Summers

3:30

"I have to go from pub to pub"

Sir Thomas Allen, Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Van Allan

2:01

"Let her among you"

Heather Harper, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Richard Van Allan, Sir Thomas Allen

2:30

"Look, the storm cone!"

Jonathan Summers, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Sir Thomas Allen

2:42

"And do you prefer the storm"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis

5:21

"What harbour shelters peace"

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers

1:31

Interlude II: The Storm

Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Anne Pashley, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson

4:21

"Past time to close!"

Patricia Payne, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Anne Pashley, Jonathan Summers

4:02

"We live and let live"

Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers

1:54

"Have you heard?"

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jonathan Summers, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anne Pashley, Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:25

"Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Anne Pashley, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers

4:07

"Old Joe has gone fishing"

Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anne Pashley, Richard Van Allan, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson

3:53

Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:37

"Glitter of waves"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanigan, Heather Harper

5:57

"Let this be a holiday"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper

2:39

"This unrelenting work"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper

4:38

"Fool to let it come to this!"

Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson

2:17

"What is it?"

Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, John Lanigan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Anne Pashley

0:59

"People!.No! I will speak!"

Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson

1:59

"We planned that their lives"

Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Richard Van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Heather Harper, Anne Pashley, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne

2:31

"Swallow! Shall we go"

Jonathan Summers, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Van Allan, John Dobson, Forbes Robinson, Patricia Payne, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:48

"Now is gossip put on trial"

John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson

1:54

"From the gutter"

Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge

4:37

Interlude IV: Passacaglia

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

5:24

"Go there!"

Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

8:16

"Now!.Now!"

Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson

1:59

"Peter Grimes! Nobody here?"

Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen

2:55

Interlude V: Evening

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

4:47

"Assign your prettiness to me"

Forbes Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Teresa Cahill, Colin Davis, Anne Pashley

2:29

"Pah!"

Forbes Robinson, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Sir Thomas Allen

2:54

"Come along, Doctor!"

Colin Davis, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Heather Harper, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:33

"Embroidery in childhood"

Jonathan Summers, Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

4:57

"Mr.Swallow!"

Forbes Robinson, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Richard Van Allan

1:45

"Who holds himself apart"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Van Allan, Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:37

Interlude VI: Fog

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

2:43

"Grimes! Grimes!"

Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

7:16

"Peter, we've come to take you home"

Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:34

"To those who pass the Borough"

Colin Davis, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson

4:28

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Colin Davis

Conductor
Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Chorus, Choir
Heather Harper

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Vittorio Negri

Producer
Tony Buczynski

Recording Engineer
Ko Witteveen

Recording Engineer
Cees Heijkoop

Recording Engineer
Helmut Ebnet

Graphic Design
Estelle Kercher

Cover Art
Eric Walter White

Liner Notes

Britten: Peter Grimes

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

Colin Davis

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Heather Harper

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Production

Britten: Peter Grimes

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production