Britten Conducts Britten: Operas I: Albert Herring · Billy Budd · Owen Wingrave · Peter Grimes

Tracklist

• CD 1: Albert Herring, op. 39
• 1
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Flor–ence!… Tell the midwife!” (Lady Billows)
  1:55
• 2
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Doctor Jessop’s midwife” (Florence)
  2:16
• 3
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “I hope we’re not too early, Florence?” (Miss Wordsworth)
  2:30
• 4
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Stuffy!” (Lady Billows)
  2:42
• 5
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Now then! Notebook, Florence!” (Lady Billows)
  2:46
• 6
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “The first suggestion on my list” (Vicar)
  4:35
• 7
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Is this all you can bring?” (Lady Billows)
  2:58
• 8
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Beggin’ your pardon” (Superintendent Budd)
  6:12
• 9
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Right! We’ll have him!” (Lady Billows)
  3:03
• 10
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. Interlude
  3:12
• 11
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Bounce me high” (Kids)
  2:30
• 12
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Shop! Hi! Albert!” (Sid)
  2:16
• 13
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Tickling a trout” (Sid)
  3:01
• 14
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Meet me at a quarter past eight” (Sid)
  3:03
• 15
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “He’s much too busy” (Albert)
  3:35
• 16
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Good morning, young man” (Florence)
  1:34
• 17
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “We bring great news to you” (Lady Billows)
  4:51
• 18
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Isn’t he here?” (Florence)
  2:17
• 19
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “For three precious weeks” (Florence)
  3:32
• 20
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Quickly, quickly, come along!” (Miss Wordsworth)
  4:48
• 21
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Here they are, dears!” (Miss Wordsworth)
  2:26
• 22
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “My flowers are few” (Harry)
  2:35
• CD 2: Albert Herring, op. 39
• 1
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “I’m full of happiness” (Lady Billows)
  3:30
• 2
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “As representing the local Council” (Mayor)
  1:47
• 3
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “My heart leaps up with joy” (Miss Wordsworth)
  1:58
• 4
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Er–humph! Er–humph! I’m no great shakes” (Superintendent Budd)
  2:39
• 5
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Well tried, Albert!” (Vicar)
  3:07
• 6
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. Interlude
  6:54
• 7
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “Albert the Good!” (Albert)
  7:26
• 8
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “You oughtn’t to whistle!” (Nancy)
  4:00
• 9
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “Heaven helps those who help themselves!” (Albert)
  8:04
• 10
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. Introduction
  2:19
• 11
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Is she asleep?” (Emmie)
  3:32
• 12
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I’m hungry, I’m tired” (Sid)
  1:19
• 13
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Give me a decent murder with a corpse!” (Superintendent Budd)
  1:09
• 14
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Have you found him?” (Mum)
  4:42
• 15
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Fools! Fools! Blundering fools!” (Lady Billows)
  2:21
• 16
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “In the midst of life is death” (All)
  4:22
• 17
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Albert…!” (All)
  0:40
• 18
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I’m sorry about that” (Albert)
  2:12
• 19
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I can’t remember everything” (Albert)
  6:10
• 20
  Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Albert’s come back to stay” (Nancy, Sid, Emmie, Cis, Harry)
  0:39
• CD 3: Owen Wingrave, op. 85
• 1
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Prelude
  2:59
• 2
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. You've got your maps there?
  12:03
• 3
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. At last it's out
  6:19
• 4
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Your sherry, Mrs. Coyle
  11:02
• 5
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Oh, how unforeseen
  10:02
• 6
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Sirrah! How dare you!
  4:03
• 7
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Coyle, I wish I had not come
  7:01
• 8
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. May God bless the Queen
  8:22
• CD 4: Owen Wingrave, op. 85
• 1
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. There was a boy, a Wingrave born
  6:54
• 2
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. I envy you, this fine old house
  2:37
• 3
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. Paramore shall welcome woe!
  7:03
• 4
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. And with his friend young Lechmere played
  4:38
• 5
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. Now you may save your scornful looks
  5:38
• 6
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. Ah, Owen, what shall I do?
  7:41
• 7
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. Is that you, Coyle?
  2:58
• 8
  Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 2. Come in...It's me, Lechmere
  5:02
• 9
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Prologue. "I am an old man"
  5:02
• 10
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Pull, my bantams!"
  6:59
• 11
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Guard boat! Indomitable!"
  3:16
• 12
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "First man forward!"
  2:25
• 13
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Your name?"
  2:42
• 14
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!"
  2:34
• CD 5: Billy Budd, op. 50
• 1
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "I heard, your honour!"
  3:37
• 2
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Come along kid! Come along!"
  3:37
• 3
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Christ! the poor chap"
  1:25
• 4
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "What's that? What's those whistles?"
  1:14
• 5
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene I. "Starry Vere we call him"
  2:19
• 6
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene II. "Boy!"
  3:45
• 7
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene II. "Gentlemen, the King!"
  5:31
• 8
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene II. "Ay, at Spithead"
  1:05
• 9
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene II. "We are, sir. Claggart is an able one"
  6:51
• 10
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Blow her away"
  2:38
• 11
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "We're off to Samoa"
  3:37
• 12
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Hi! You...a...a..."
  2:58
• 13
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Over the water"
  6:47
• 14
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Come here. Remember your promise"
  4:42
• 15
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd!"
  4:04
• 16
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act I, Scene III. "Dansker, old friend, glad to see you"
  4:43
• CD 6: Billy Budd, op. 50
• 1
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "I don't like the look of the mist"
  2:16
• 2
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "With great regret I must disturb your honour"
  1:06
• 3
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!"
  3:23
• 4
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "Who'll volunteer to board 'em"
  7:46
• 5
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "There you are again, Master-at-arms"
  4:48
• 6
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene I. "O this cursed mist!"
  4:14
• 7
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!"
  3:31
• 8
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "Master-at-arms and foretopman"
  3:22
• 9
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "God o' mercy!"
  2:12
• 10
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "Gentlemen, William Budd here"
  1:33
• 11
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "William Budd, you are accused"
  5:32
• 12
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "Poor fellow, who could save him?"
  4:21
• 13
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene II. "I accept their verdict"
  5:31
• 14
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene III. "Look!"
  5:35
• 15
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene III. "Here! Baby!"
  4:01
• 16
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene III. "And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!"
  4:34
• 17
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene III. Interlude
  3:06
• 18
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene IV. "According to the Articles of War"
  1:50
• 19
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Act II, Scene IV. "Down all hands!"
  2:21
• 20
  Billy Budd, op. 50: Epilogue. "We committed his body to the deep."
  4:38
• CD 7: Peter Grimes, op. 33
• 1
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Prologue. "Peter Grimes!" (Hobson)
  1:29
• 2
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Prologue. "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow)
  3:04
• 3
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Prologue. "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" (Swallow)
  2:10
• 4
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Prologue. "The truth...the pity...and the truth" (Peter)
  1:54
• 5
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Prologue. Interlude I
  2:57
• 6
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Women and Fishermen)
  5:36
• 7
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter)
  3:19
• 8
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson)
  1:57
• 9
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen)
  3:09
• 10
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode)
  2:41
• 11
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)
  4:56
• 12
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene I. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter)
  1:12
• 13
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. Interlude II
  4:08
• 14
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "Past time to close!" (Auntie)
  4:20
• 15
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "We live and let live" (Balstrode)
  2:00
• 16
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Keene)
  1:23
• 17
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
  3:41
• 18
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "Old Joe has gone fishing" (Keene)
  2:27
• 19
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene II. "The bridge is down, we half swam over" (Hobson)
  1:37
• 20
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II. Interlude III
  2:26
• 21
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen)
  5:41
• 22
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "Let this be a holiday" (Ellen)
  3:00
• 23
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "This unrelenting work" (Ellen)
  4:41
• 24
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie)
  2:16
• 25
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "What is it?" (Chorus)
  1:04
• 26
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "People!... No! I will speak!" (Boles)
  2:06
• CD 8: Peter Grimes, op. 33
• 1
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen)
  2:25
• 2
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?" (Rector)
  0:43
• 3
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "Now is gossip put on trial," (Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow and Chorus)
  2:17
• 4
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. "From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?" (Nieces)
  4:30
• 5
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene I. Interlude IV, Passacaglia
  5:29
• 6
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene II. "Go there!" (Peter)
  7:18
• 7
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene II. "Now!... Now!..." (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene and Chorus)
  2:09
• 8
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene II. "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" (Rector)
  3:01
• 9
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III. Interlude V
  4:23
• 10
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow)
  2:36
• 11
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Pah! Ahoy!" (Swallow and Keene)
  2:48
• 12
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess)
  3:20
• 13
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen)
  5:09
• 14
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley)
  2:00
• 15
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. "Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise" (Chorus)
  3:45
• 16
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene I. Interlude VI
  2:37
• 17
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene II. "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus)
  4:55
• 18
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene II. "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen)
  2:28
• 19
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene II. "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus)
  4:51

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Release credits

• Anne Pashley
  soprano vocals [20]
• April Cantelo
  soprano vocals [2.3, 2.16-17, 1.3, 1.20-21]
• Benjamin Britten
  conductor
• Benjamin Luxon
  baritone vocals [3.2-5, 3.7-8, 4.1-6]
• Catherine Wilson
  mezzo-soprano vocals [8, 16-17, 20]
• Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  choir vocals [8.3, 8.7, 8.15, 8.17, 8.19, 7.6, 7.25]
• Claire Watson
  soprano vocals [8.1, 8.13, 8.18, 7.9, 7.21-23]
• Dame Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano vocals [3.5-6, 3.8, 4.2-3, 4.6, 4.8]
• David Harvey
  producer [4.1-8, 3.1-8]
• David Kelly
  bass vocals [1, 8, 19]
• Edgar Evans
  tenor vocals [2, 16-17]
• English Chamber Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4.1-8, 2.1-20, 1.1-22, 3.1-8]
• Erik Smith
  producer [7.1-26, 8.1-19]
• Geraint Evans
  baritone vocals [8.3, 8.7, 8.11, 7.16, 7.18]
• Gordon Parry
  balance [4.9-14, 5.1-16, 6.1-20]
• Heather Harper
  soprano vocals [3.4, 3.7-8, 4.2-4, 4.7-8]
• James Pease
  baritone vocals [10-11, 15]
• Jean Watson
  contralto vocals [14, 24]
• Jennifer Vyvyan
  soprano vocals [4.2-3, 4.8, 3.5-6, 3.8]
• Johanna Peters
  contralto vocals [2.16-17, 1.2, 1.16, 1.18-19]
• John Culshaw
  producer [4.9-14, 5.1-16, 6.1-20]
• John Lanigan
  tenor vocals [2-3, 7-8]
• John Noble
  baritone vocals [5, 16-17]
• John Shirley‐Quirk
  bass-baritone vocals [4.1-4, 4.7-8, 3.2-4, 3.7-8]
• Joseph Ward
  baritone vocals [2.12, 2.16-17, 2.20, 1.12-14]
• Kenneth Wilkinson
  balance [3.1-8, 4.1-8], recording [8.1-19, 7.1-26]
• Lauris Margaret Elms
  mezzo-soprano vocals [3, 14]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4.9-14, 5.1-16, 6.1-20]
• Nigel Douglas
  tenor vocals [4.2-3, 4.6, 4.8, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7-8]
• Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  performing orchestra [7.1-26, 8.1-19]
• Owen Brannigan
  bass vocals [8.3, 8.7, 8.10-11, 7.2-3, 1.8, 2.4, 2.13, 2.16-17]
• Peter Pears
  tenor vocals [4.1-3, 4.8, 8.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.16-19, 1.15, 3.6, 3.8, 7.4, 7.7, 7.12, 7.17]
• Raymond Nilsson
  tenor vocals [7.26, 8.3, 8.7]
• Sheila Amit
  soprano vocals [11, 16-17, 20]
• Sheila Rex
  mezzo-soprano vocals [16-17]
• Stephen Terry
  treble vocals [2.16-17, 2.20, 1.22]
• Sylvia Fisher
  soprano vocals [1.1, 1.4-5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.17, 2.1, 2.15-17, 4.2-4, 4.8, 3.3, 3.5-6, 3.8]
• Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  choir vocals [1, 8]
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  Britten Conducts Britten: Operas I: Albert Herring · Billy Budd · Owen Wingrave · Peter Grimes

  8x CD
  2 May 2004