Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart...
    Benjamin Britten
    5:47
  • 2
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light...
    Benjamin Britten
    3:05
  • 3
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher...
    Benjamin Britten
    16:31
  • 4
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Good night, Tarquinius!
    Benjamin Britten
    2:58
  • 5
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake
    Benjamin Britten
    3:06
  • 6
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Lucretia!
    Benjamin Britten
    5:49
  • 7
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate...
    Benjamin Britten
    3:03
  • 8
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Time turns upon the hands of women...
    Benjamin Britten
    5:35
  • 9
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger...
    Benjamin Britten
    6:09
  • CD 2
  • 1
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness...
    Benjamin Britten
    7:39
  • 2
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: She sleeps as a rose upon the night...
    Benjamin Britten
    3:01
  • 3
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare...
    Benjamin Britten
    2:32
  • 4
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Within this frail crucible of light...
    Benjamin Britten
    4:47
  • 5
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia!
    Benjamin Britten
    6:29
  • 6
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin...
    Benjamin Britten
    4:14
  • 7
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: O what a lovely day...
    Benjamin Britten
    6:38
  • 8
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Hush! Here she comes!
    Benjamin Britten
    3:37
  • 9
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection...
    Benjamin Britten
    6:24
  • 10
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part...
    Benjamin Britten
    8:42
  • 11
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full...
    Benjamin Britten
    4:21
  • 12
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain?
    Benjamin Britten
    5:38

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