‎Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Susan Bickley

Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes! (Hobson)

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

6:40

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

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton

1:50

Interlude I

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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)

Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

3:18

I have to go from pub to pub (Hobson)

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

4:53

Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode)

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

2:26

Ad do you prefer the storm (Balstrode)

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

6:01

Interlude II

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

4:27

Past time to close! (Auntie)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Susan Bickley

4:43

Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode)

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

2:56

Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)

Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

2:28

He's mad or drunk (Chorus)

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

1:02

Old Joe has gone fishing (Keene and the Others)

Marcus Farnsworth, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

2:13

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

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Barnaby Rea

1:38

Interlude III

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

2:13

Glitter of waves (Ellen)

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

3:39

Wherefore I pray and beseech you (Rector)

James Gilchrist, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, 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)

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

3:07

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

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

1:56

We planned that their lives (Ellen)

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

2:18

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

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

3:05

From the gutter (Nieces)

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

4:20

Interlude IV

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

5:51

Go there! Go there! (Peter)

Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

3:06

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

Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

3:15

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

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

3:00

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

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gilchrist

3:20

Interlude V

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

4:13

Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Davies, Edward Gardner

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)

James Berry, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

1:49

Is the boat in? (Ellen)

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

0:50

Embroidery in childhood (Ellen)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Erin Wall

3:09

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

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Roderick Williams

1:32

Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs Sedley)

Edward Gardner, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, 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)

Erin Wall, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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
Susan Bickley

Mezzo-Soprano
Edward Gardner

Conductor
Roderick Williams

Baritone, Baryton
Stuart Skelton

Tenor

Brian Pidgeon

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Gunnar Herleif Nilsen

Assistant Engineer
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Fernando Arias

Photography
Guðmundur Ingólfsson

Photography
Mervyn Cooke

Liner Notes
Philip Reed

Liner Notes
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

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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Susan Bickley

Edward Gardner

Roderick Williams

Stuart Skelton

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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