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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

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CD 1
1
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:29
2
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:28
3
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:33
4
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
Benjamin Britten
2:23
5
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
4:23
6
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
Benjamin Britten
4:14
7
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
Benjamin Britten
3:59
8
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:14
9
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:58
10
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Benjamin Britten
5:21
11
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Benjamin Britten
2:46
12
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)
Benjamin Britten
3:26
13
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
1:50
14
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Benjamin Britten
5:23
CD 2
1
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
Benjamin Britten
7:29
2
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:59
3
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
2:11
4
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
4:01
5
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
5:47
6
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
3:51
7
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
Benjamin Britten
5:55
8
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Benjamin Britten
3:27
9
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
Benjamin Britten
3:18
10
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)
Benjamin Britten
2:39
11
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
Benjamin Britten
4:50
12
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
Benjamin Britten
3:28
13
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
3:57
14
The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten
5:13