‎The Rake's Progress recording by Robert Craft — Apple Music Classical

Prelude

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

0:29

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

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

3:16

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

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

0:54

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

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

0:49

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

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

1:31

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

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

1:24

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

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

1:56

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

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

3:08

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

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

0:11

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:45

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:27

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

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

3:30

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

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

0:36

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

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

0:55

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

2:09

Act I Scene 3: Introduction

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

0:48

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:02

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

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

0:53

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

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

2:47

Act II Scene 1: Introduction

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

0:31

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

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

2:00

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

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

2:07

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

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

1:22

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

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

2:31

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

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

2:08

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

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

2:09

Act II Scene 2: Introduction

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

1:31

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

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

3:06

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

St. Luke's Orchestra, Melvin Lowery, Shirley Love, Jayne West, Wendy White, Jeffrey Johnson, John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Robert Craft, 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)

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

0:55

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:02

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

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

1:40

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:33

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

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

0:16

Act II Scene 3: Pantomime (Nick)

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

0:58

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

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

1:44

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

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

1:41

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

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

2:11

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

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

3:06

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

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

1:25

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

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

3:31

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

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

0:55

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

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

0:59

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

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

3:29

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

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

0:24

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:58

Act III Scene 2: Prelude

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

1:35

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

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

4:03

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

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

1:20

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

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

10:28

Act III Scene 3: Introduction

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

0:37

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

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

0:59

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:12

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

0:58

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

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

2:31

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:34

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:05

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

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

2:30

Stravinsky, Vol. 11: The Rake's Progress

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

Igor Stravinsky

Composer
Robert Craft

Conductor
The Gregg Smith Singers

Choir
John Cheek

Bass-Baritone
Wystan Hugh Auden

Composer