‎The Rake's Progress recording by St. Luke's Orchestra — Apple Music Classical

Prelude

St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love

0:29

Act I Scene 1: Duet and Trio: The Woods Are Green… (Anne, Tom, Trulove)

John Cheek, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Shirley Love

3:16

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Anne, My Dear… (Trulove, Anne, Tom)

The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson

0:54

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Here I Stand… (Tom)

John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

0:49

Act I Scene 1: Aria: Since It Is Not By Merit… (Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley, Melvin Lowery

1:31

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Tom Rakewell? (Nick, Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love

1:24

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Fair Lady… (Nick)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

1:56

Act I Scene 1: Quartet: I Wished But Once… (Tom, Nick, Anne, Trulove)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

3:08

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: I'll Call the Coachman, Sir (Nick, Trulove)

Shirley Love, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

0:11

Act I Scene 1: Duettino: Farewell, Farewell… (Anne, Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley, Shirley Love, John Cheek

1:13

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: All Is Ready, Sir (Nick, Tom)

Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

0:45

Act I Scene 1: Arioso: Dear Father Trulove… (Tom)

Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

1:20

Act I Scene 1: Terzettino: Laughter and Light… (Tom, Anne, Trulove, Nick)

John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

1:21

Act I Scene 2: Chorus: With Air Commanding… (Roaring Boys, Whores)

John Cheek, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

2:27

Act I Scene 2: Recitative and Scene: Come, Tom… (Nick, Mother Goose, Tom)

Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Arthur Woodley

3:30

Act I Scene 2: Chorus: Soon Dawn Will Glitter… (Roaring Boys, Whores, Nick)

Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

0:36

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Brothers of Mars… (Nick)

Shirley Love, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Melvin Lowery, John Cheek, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

0:55

Act I Scene 2: Cavatina: Love, Too Frequently Betrayed… (Tom)

Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

2:21

Act I Scene 2: Chorus: How Sad a Song (Whores, Mother Goose)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jayne West, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra

0:48

Act I Scene 2: Chorus: The Sun Is Bright (Chorus, Nick)

Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Arthur Woodley

2:09

Act I Scene 3: Introduction

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:48

Act I Scene 3: Recitative: No Word from Tom (Anne)

John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:52

Act I Scene 3: Aria: Quietly, Night… (Anne)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

2:02

Act I Scene 3: Recitative: My Father! (Anne)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra

0:53

Act I Scene 3: Cabaletta: I Go, I Go to Him (Anne)

Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra

2:47

Act II Scene 1: Aria: Vary the Song (Tom)

Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, John Cheek

2:00

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: O Nature, Green Unnatural Mother… (Tom)

Melvin Lowery, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

2:07

Act II Scene 1: Aria: Always the Quarry… (Tom)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

1:22

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Master, Are You Alone? (Nick, Tom)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

2:31

Act II Scene 1: Aria: In Youth the Panting Slave… (Nick)

Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

2:08

Act II Scene 1: Duet-Finale: My Tale Shall Be Told… (Tom, Nick)

The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Arthur Woodley, John Cheek

2:09

Act II Scene 2: Introduction

Shirley Love, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

1:31

Act II Scene 2: Recitative and Arioso: How Strange! (Anne)

Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Jayne West, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra

3:06

Act II Scene 2: Duet: Anne! Here! (Tom, Anne)

Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

2:15

Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My Love, Am I to Remain In Here Forever? (Baba, Ann, Tom)

Jayne West, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

0:55

Act II Scene 2: Trio: Could It Then… (Anne, Tom, Baba)

Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft

2:45

Act II Scene 2: Finale: I Have Not Run Away… (Baba, Tom, Town People)

The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley, St. Luke's Orchestra

2:02

Act II Scene 3: Aria: As I Was Saying… (Baba, Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Jayne West, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

1:40

Act II Scene 3: Baba's Song (Baba)

Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley

0:21

Act II Scene 3: Aria: Scorned! Abused! Neglected! (Baba)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

1:33

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: My Heart Is Cold… (Tom)

Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson

0:16

Act II Scene 3: Pantomime (Nick)

Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, John Cheek, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

0:58

Act II Scene 3: Recitative - Arioso - Recitative: Awake? (Nick, Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley

1:44

Act II Scene 3: Duet: Thanks to This Excellent Device… (Tom, Nick)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra

1:41

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Forgive Me, Master… (Nick, Tom)

Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, John Cheek, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

2:11

Act III Scene 1: Ruin, Disaster, Shame (Town People, Anne, Sellem)

John Cheek, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, St. Luke's Orchestra, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

3:06

Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Ladies, Both Fair and Gracious… (Sellem)

Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Shirley Love, Jayne West

1:25

Act III Scene 1: Aria: Who Hears Me, Knows Me… (Sellem, Chorus, Baba)

Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jayne West, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson

3:31

Act III Scene 1: Aria: Sold! Annoyed! (Baba, Chorus, Tom, Nick)

Shirley Love, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Arthur Woodley

0:55

Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Now, What Was That? (Chorus, Baba, Anne, Sellem)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:59

Act III Scene 1: Duet: You Love Him, Seek to Set Him Right… (Baba, Anne, Sellem, Chorus)

The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Shirley Love, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

3:29

Act III Scene 1: Ballad Tune: If Boys Had Wings and Girls Had Stings… (Tom, Nick, Anne, Baba, Sellem, Chorus)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:24

Act III Scene 1: Stretto-finale: I Go to Him… (Anne, Baba, Sellem, Chorus)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery

0:50

Act III Scene 1: Ballad Tune: Who Cares a Fig… (Tom, Nick, Baba, Chorus)

John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Shirley Love, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

0:58

Act III Scene 2: Prelude

Arthur Woodley, Jon Garrison, Shirley Love, Robert Craft, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson

1:35

Act III Scene 2: Duet: How Dark, How Dark and Dreadful Is This Place (Tom, Nick)

Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Jayne West, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft

4:03

Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Very Well Then… (Nick, Tom)

Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley, John Cheek, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson

1:20

Act III Scene 2: Duet: Well, Then. My Heart Is Wild With Fear… (Nick, Tom, Anne)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

10:28

Act III Scene 3: Arioso: Prepare Yourselves… (Tom)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

0:59

Act III Scene 3: Dialogue: Madmen's Words Are All Untrue… (Madmen, Tom)

Shirley Love, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers

0:23

Act III Scene 3: Chorus-minuet: Leave All Love and Hope Behind! (Madmen)

Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, St. Luke's Orchestra, Melvin Lowery, Arthur Woodley, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers

1:12

Act III Scene 3: Recitative: There He Is… (Keeper, Tom, Anne)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:50

Act III Scene 3: Arioso: I Have Waited (Tom)

Melvin Lowery, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Robert Craft, The Gregg Smith Singers, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Arthur Woodley

0:57

Act III Scene 3: Duet: In a Foolish Dream… (Tom, Anne)

Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra, Shirley Love, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, John Cheek, Arthur Woodley, The Gregg Smith Singers

2:42

Act III Scene 3: Recitative: I Am Exceeding Weary (Tom)

Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jayne West, The Gregg Smith Singers, St. Luke's Orchestra, Arthur Woodley

0:58

Act III Scene 3: Lullaby: Gently, Little Boat (Anne, Chorus)

Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek

2:31

Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Anne, My Dear… (Trulove, Anne)

Shirley Love, St. Luke's Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Melvin Lowery, The Gregg Smith Singers, John Cheek, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

0:40

Act III Scene 3: Duettino: Every Wearied Body Must… (Anne, Trulove)

Melvin Lowery, Jayne West, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Arthur Woodley, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, St. Luke's Orchestra

1:34

Act III Scene 3: Finale: Where Art Thou, Venus? (Tom, Chorus)

Melvin Lowery, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, The Gregg Smith Singers, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, Jayne West, St. Luke's Orchestra, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Arthur Woodley

3:15

Act III Scene 3: Mourning-chorus: Mourn for Adonis (Chorus)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Jayne West, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Craft, John Cheek, Shirley Love, The Gregg Smith Singers, Arthur Woodley

1:05

Act III Scene 3: Epilogue: Good People, Just a Moment… (Anne, Baba, Tom, Nick, Trulove)

St. Luke's Orchestra, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, Melvin Lowery, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, John Cheek, The Gregg Smith Singers, Shirley Love, Jayne West, Arthur Woodley

2:30

Stravinsky, Vol. 11: The Rake's Progress

St. Luke's Orchestra, Robert Craft, Jayne West

Igor Stravinsky

Composer
Robert Craft

Conductor
John Cheek

Bass-Baritone
The Gregg Smith Singers

Choir
Wystan Hugh Auden

Composer