‎Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Stuart Skelton

Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes! (Hobson)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Barnaby Rea, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Chorus, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Erin Wall, Edvard Grieg Kor, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus, Neal Davies, Stuart Skelton

6:40

The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter)

Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

1:50

Interlude I

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:12

Oh hang at open doors the net, the cork (Chorus of Fishermen and Women)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

5:13

Hi! Give us a hand! (Peter)

Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:18

I have to go from pub to pub (Hobson)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Barnaby Rea, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

4:53

Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode)

Roderick Williams, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

2:26

Ad do you prefer the storm (Balstrode)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton

6:01

Interlude II

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

4:27

Past time to close! (Auntie)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Bickley

4:43

Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Roderick Williams, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

2:56

Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton

2:28

He's mad or drunk (Chorus)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Chorus, Robert Murray, Susan Bickley, Hanna Husáhr, Vibeke Kristensen, Roderick Williams, Edvard Grieg Kor, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

1:02

Old Joe has gone fishing (Keene and the Others)

Marcus Farnsworth, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

2:13

The bridge is down, we half swam over (Keene and the Others)

Barnaby Rea, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

1:38

Interlude III

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

2:13

Glitter of waves (Ellen)

Erin Wall, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus, Bergen Philharmonic Chorus, Edvard Grieg Kor

3:39

Wherefore I pray and beseech you (Rector)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, James Gilchrist, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

3:34

O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord (Chorus)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

5:18

Fool! to let it come to this! (Auntie)

Susan Bickley, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

3:07

People .No! I will speak!. (Boles)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Murray, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

1:56

We planned that their lives (Ellen)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Erin Wall, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

2:18

Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector)

James Gilchrist, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

3:05

From the gutter (Nieces)

Hanna Husáhr, Edward Gardner, Vibeke Kristensen, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

4:20

Interlude IV

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

5:51

Go there! Go there! (Peter)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner

3:06

in dreams I've built myself some kindlier home (Peter)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton

3:15

Sometimes I see that boy here in this hut (Peter)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

3:00

Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes! Nobory here? (Rector)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, James Gilchrist

3:20

Interlude V

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

4:13

Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Neal Davies

2:48

Mister Keene! Can you spare a moment? (Mrs Sedley)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Edward Gardner

2:45

Come along, Doctor! (First Burgess)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, James Berry

1:49

Is the boat in? (Ellen)

Erin Wall, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Roderick Williams

0:50

Embroidery in childhood (Ellen)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Erin Wall

3:09

We'll find him, maybe give him a hand (Balstrode)

Roderick Williams, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

1:32

Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs Sedley)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

5:15

Interlude VI

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

2:29

Grimes! Grimes! (Voices)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

5:12

Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Erin Wall

2:31

To those who pass, the Borough sounds betray (Chorus, led by Soprano)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus

4:23

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Stuart Skelton

Tenor
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Susan Bickley

Mezzo-Soprano
Edward Gardner

Conductor

Brian Pidgeon

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Gunnar Herleif Nilsen

Assistant Engineer
Mervyn Cooke

Liner Notes
Philip Reed

Liner Notes
Guðmundur Ingólfsson

Photography
Tony Watson

Cover Photography
Patrick Allen

Photography
Charles Kilpatrick

Stage Director
Andy Staples

Photography
Paul Foster-Williams

Photography
Roland Haupt

Photography
Julie Kim

Photography
Gerard Collett

Photography
Benjamin Ealovega

Cover Photography, Photography
Oddleiv Apneseth

Photography
Hans Jørgen Brun

Photography
Kristin Hoebermann

Photography
Anna Thorbjörnsson

Photography
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Fernando Arias

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Susan Bickley

Edward Gardner

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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