‎Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Susan Bickley

Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes! (Hobson)

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

6:40

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

Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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)

Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:18

I have to go from pub to pub (Hobson)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Barnaby Rea, Edward Gardner, 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)

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)

Edward Gardner, Susan Bickley, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Edvard Grieg Kor, Susan Bickley, Stuart Skelton, Vibeke Kristensen, Roderick Williams, Bergen Philharmonic Chorus, Robert Murray, Hanna Husáhr, 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)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Erin Wall, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Chorus, 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)

Edward Gardner, Susan Bickley, 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)

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

2:18

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

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

3:05

From the gutter (Nieces)

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

4:20

Interlude IV

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

5:51

Go there! Go there! (Peter)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Stuart Skelton

3:06

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

Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:15

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

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

3:00

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

James Gilchrist, Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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)

Edward Gardner, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

2:45

Come along, Doctor! (First Burgess)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Berry, Edward Gardner

1:49

Is the boat in? (Ellen)

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

0:50

Embroidery in childhood (Ellen)

Erin Wall, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:09

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

Roderick Williams, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

1:32

Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs Sedley)

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

5:15

Interlude VI

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

2:29

Grimes! Grimes! (Voices)

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

5:12

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

Erin Wall, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

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
Erin Wall

Soprano
Stuart Skelton

Tenor

Brian Pidgeon

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Gunnar Herleif Nilsen

Assistant Engineer
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Fernando Arias

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
Guðmundur Ingólfsson

Photography

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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Susan Bickley

Edward Gardner

Erin Wall

Stuart Skelton

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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