‎Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Susan Bickley

Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes! (Hobson)

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

6:40

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

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner

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)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuart Skelton

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)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Roderick Williams, 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

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

4:27

Past time to close! (Auntie)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Bickley, Edward Gardner

4:43

Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode)

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

1:02

Old Joe has gone fishing (Keene and the Others)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Marcus Farnsworth, Edward Gardner

2:13

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

Edward Gardner, Barnaby Rea, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

1:38

Interlude III

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

2:13

Glitter of waves (Ellen)

Edward Gardner, Erin Wall, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, 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)

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

3:07

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

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

1:56

We planned that their lives (Ellen)

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

2:18

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

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

3:05

From the gutter (Nieces)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Vibeke Kristensen, Hanna Husáhr, Edward Gardner, 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)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gilchrist, Edward Gardner

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)

Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

2:45

Come along, Doctor! (First Burgess)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, James Berry

1:49

Is the boat in? (Ellen)

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Erin Wall, 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)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Edward Gardner

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)

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
Erin Wall

Soprano

Brian Pidgeon

Producer
Gunnar Herleif Nilsen

Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Fernando Arias

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
Guðmundur Ingólfsson

Photography
Mervyn Cooke

Liner Notes
Philip Reed

Liner Notes

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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Susan Bickley

Edward Gardner

Roderick Williams

Erin Wall

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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