The Rape of Lucretia
Live Album by Britten; Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Gritton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright, Summers, Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Knussen
Released 14 January 2013
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:29
- 2The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:28
- 3The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:33
- 4The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)Benjamin Britten2:23
- 5The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten4:23
- 6The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)Benjamin Britten4:14
- 7The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)Benjamin Britten3:59
- 8The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:14
- 9The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:58
- 10The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)Benjamin Britten5:21
- 11The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)Benjamin Britten2:46
- 12The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)Benjamin Britten3:26
- 13The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten1:50
- 14The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)Benjamin Britten5:23
- CD 2
- 1The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)Benjamin Britten7:29
- 2The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:59
- 3The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten2:11
- 4The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)Benjamin Britten4:01
- 5The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)Benjamin Britten5:47
- 6The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten3:51
- 7The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)Benjamin Britten5:55
- 8The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)Benjamin Britten3:27
- 9The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)Benjamin Britten3:18
- 10The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)Benjamin Britten2:39
- 11The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)Benjamin Britten4:50
- 12The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)Benjamin Britten3:28
- 13The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten3:57
- 14The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)Benjamin Britten5:13
More by Britten, Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Gritton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright, Summers, Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Knussen
Release credits
- performing orchestra
- mezzo-soprano vocals [2.5, 2.8-9, 2.11-12, 1.10-12]
- baritone vocals [2.1, 2.10, 2.13, 1.4-7]
- bass vocals [2.1, 2.10-13, 1.4-7]
- soprano vocals [2.1, 2.7-8, 2.10, 2.13, 1.10-12, 1.14]
- contralto vocals [1.10-12, 1.14, 2.1, 2.7-10, 2.13]
- tenor vocals [1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.13-14, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.13-14]
- conductor
- baritone vocals [2.4-5, 1.4-9, 1.14]
- engineer
- soprano vocals [2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.13-14, 1.2, 1.10, 1.12-14]
Issues
T2x CD14 January 2013





