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"Grimes on the Beach" - Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes

"Grimes on the Beach" - Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke, Steuart Bedford
2013
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes, Op. 33
2:17:56
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Prologue, Peter Grimes (Hobson, Swallow, Peter)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke, Stephen Richardson, Henry Waddington
1:31
You sailed your boat round the coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)
Stephen Richardson, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Henry Waddington
3:20
Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Swallow, Hobson, Peter, Chorus)
Chorus Of Opera North, Stephen Richardson, Henry Waddington, Alan Oke, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
2:09
The truth - The pity - And the truth (Peter, Ellen)
Steuart Bedford, Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke
1:55
Interlude I
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
2:47
Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Steuart Bedford, Chorus Of Opera North, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Gaynor Keeble
4:20
Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Gaynor Keeble, David Kempster, Christopher Gillett, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charmian Bedford, Henry Waddington, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Alexandra Hutton
1:05
Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)
Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray, Alan Oke, Gaynor Keeble, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice
3:21
I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Ned, Chorus)
Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Stephen Richardson, Giselle Allen, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
1:54
Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Stephen Richardson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Giselle Allen
2:59
Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, David Kempster, Robert Murray, Chorus Of Opera North
2:35
And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke, David Kempster
3:24
They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)
Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford
1:35
What harbour shelters peace (Peter)
Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra
1:02
Interlude II
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
4:04
Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, Alexandra Hutton, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, David Kempster, Charmian Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
2:22
Loud man (Auntie, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley)
Gaynor Keeble, Charmian Bedford, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alexandra Hutton
0:59
There's been a landslide up the coast (Fisherman, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
David Kempster, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble
0:59
No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
David Kempster, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Robert Murray, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
0:31
Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, David Kempster, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
1:18
Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus)
Gaynor Keeble, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice
1:33
Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus)
Chorus Of Opera North, David Kempster, Alexandra Hutton, Robert Murray, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke, Gaynor Keeble, Charmian Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
3:33
For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter)
Alan Oke, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster
2:29
The bridge is down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)
Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray, Charmian Bedford, Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Alexandra Hutton, Alan Oke, Gaynor Keeble
1:32
Interlude III
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
2:25
Glitter of waves (Ellen)
Giselle Allen, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
1:28
Now that the daylight fills the sky (Ellen, Rector, Chorus)
Steuart Bedford, Chorus Of Opera North, Giselle Allen, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Christopher Gillett
3:38
Child you're not too young (Ellen, Rector, Peter, Chorus)
Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Steuart Bedford
3:10
This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus)
Alan Oke, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Giselle Allen
4:17
Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)
Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, David Kempster, Charmian Bedford, Henry Waddington, Robert Murray, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Alexandra Hutton, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Gaynor Keeble
3:12
People ... No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)
David Kempster, Robert Murray, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Giselle Allen
2:12
We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus)
Alexandra Hutton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Charmian Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Charles Rice, David Kempster, Henry Waddington, Giselle Allen, Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Gaynor Keeble
2:15
Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus)
David Kempster, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Christopher Gillett, Steuart Bedford, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Henry Waddington, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra
0:46
Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2:01
From the gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen)
Alexandra Hutton, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charmian Bedford, Giselle Allen
4:01
Interlude IV
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
5:28
Go there (Peter)
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke
1:53
They listen to money (Peter)
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke
5:01
Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)
Alan Oke, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Chorus Of Opera North
2:08
Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)
Henry Waddington, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra
2:59
Interlude V
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra
3:39
Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)
Alexandra Hutton, Henry Waddington, Charmian Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice
3:11
Mr. Keene (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Catherine Wyn-Rogers
1:26
Murder most foul it is (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Steuart Bedford, Charles Rice, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Britten-Pears Orchestra
1:22
Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)
Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett
2:43
Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford
4:48
Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)
Stephen Richardson, Gaynor Keeble, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Henry Waddington
1:54
Who holds himself apart (Chorus)
Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North
3:27
Interlude VI
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
2:08
Grimes! (Voices, Peter)
Alan Oke, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Chorus Of Opera North
5:08
Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)
David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke
2:22
To those who pass the Borough (Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)
Henry Waddington, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Robert Murray, Gaynor Keeble, Steuart Bedford, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
5:11

14 June 2013 52 Tracks, 2 Hours 17 minutes ℗ 2013 Signum Records

RECORD LABEL

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  • Benjamin Britten

    Composer

  • Steuart Bedford

    Conductor

  • Stephen Richardson

    Bass-Baritone

  • Catherine Wyn-Rogers

    Mezzo-Soprano

  • Chorus Of Opera North

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