The Rake’s Progress

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Rake’s Progress: Prelude

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:31
• 2
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Duet and Trio: “The woods are green” (Anne, Rakewell, Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:28
• 3
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “Anne, my dear” (Trulove, Anne, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:52
• 4
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “Here I stand” (Rakewell) / Aria: “Since it is not by merit" (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:33
• 5
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “Tom Rakewell?” (Shadow, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:15
• 6
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “Fair lady, gracious gentlemen” (Shadow) / Quartet: “I wished but once” (Rakewell, Shadow, Anne, Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  5:00
• 7
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “I’ll call the coachman, sir” (Shadow, Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:11
• 8
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Duettino: “Farewell for now” (Anne, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:14
• 9
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: “All is ready, sir” (Shadow, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:46
• 10
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 1. Arioso: “Dear father Trulove” (Rakewell) / Terzettino: “Laughter and light” (Rakewell, Anne, Trulove; Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:54
• 11
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Chorus: “With air commanding and weapon handy” (Roaring Boys, Whores)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:30
• 12
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative and Scene: “Come, Tom” (Shadow, Rakewell, Mother Goose)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:17
• 13
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Chorus: “Soon dawn will glitter” (Whores, Roaring Boys)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:37
• 14
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: “Sisters of Venus, Brothers of Mars” (Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:56
• 15
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Cavatina: “Love, too frequently betrayed” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:44
• 16
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Chorus: “How sad a song” (Whores, Mother Goose)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:05
• 17
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Chorus: “The sun is bright, the grass is green” (Whores, Roaring Boys; Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:06
• 18
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: “No word from Tom” (Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:56
• 19
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Aria: “Quietly, night” (Anne; Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:11
• 20
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: “My father! Can I desert him” (Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:01
• 21
  The Rake’s Progress: Act One, Scene 2. Cabaletta: “I go, I go to him” (Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:49
• 22
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Aria: “Vary the song, O London” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:51
• 23
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Recitative: “O Nature, green unnatural mother” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:24
• 24
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Aria (reprise): “Always the quarry that I stalk” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:34
• 25
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Recitative: “Master, are you alone?” (Shadow, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:07
• 26
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. “Come, master, observe the host of mankind” (Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:11
• 27
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Aria: “In youth the panting slave pursues” (Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:59
• 28
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 1. Duet–Finale: “My tale shall be told” (Rakewell, Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:21
• 29
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. [Introduction]

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:51
• 30
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. Recitative: “How strange!" (Anne) / Arioso: “O heart be stronger” (Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:28
• 31
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. Duet: “Anne! here!” (Rakewell, Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:32
• 32
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. Recitative: “My love, am I to remain in here for ever?” (Baba; Anne, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:59
• 33
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. Trio: “Could it then have been known” (Anne, Rakewell, Baba)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:07
• 34
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 2. Finale: “I have not run away” (Baba, Rakewell, Voices, Town People)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:24
• CD 2
• 1
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Aria: “As I was saying” (Baba; Rakewell) / Baba’s Song: “Come, sweet, come” (Baba; Rakewell) / Aria: “Scorned! Abused!” (Baba)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:33
• 2
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Recitative: “My heart is cold” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:21
• 3
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Pantomime: “Fa la la” (Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:04
• 4
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Recitative – Arioso – Recitative: “O, I wish it were true” (Rakewell, Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:44
• 5
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Duet: “Thanks to this excellent device” (Rakewell, Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:39
• 6
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Two, Scene 3. Recitative: “Forgive me, master, for intruding” (Shadow, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:26
• 7
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. “Ruin. Disaster. Shame” (Crowd, Anne, Sellem)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:03
• 8
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. Recitative: “Ladies both fair and gracious”

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:28
• 9
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. Aria: “Who hears me, knows me” (Sellem; Crowd) / Bidding Scene: “Seven — eleven” (Crowd, Sellem) / Aria: “Behold it, Roman, moral” (Sellem; Crowd) / Bidding Scene: “Fifteen — and a half” (Crowd, Sellem) / Recitative: “Wonderful” (Sellem) / Aria (continued): “An unknown object draws us” (Sellem; Crowd) / “Fifty — fifty‐five” (Crowd, Sellem, Baba)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:31
• 10
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. Aria: “Sold! Annoyed!” (Baba; Crowd; Rakewell, Shadow) / Recitative: “Now what was that!” (Crowd, Baba, Anne, Sellem)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:12
• 11
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. Duet: “You love him” (Baba, Anne, Crowd, Sellem) / Ballad Tune: “If boys had wings” (Rakewell, Shadow, Anne, Baba, Sellem, Crowd)

  Igor Stravinsky
  4:02
• 12
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 1. Stretto–Finale: “I go to him” (Anne, Baba, Sellem, Crowd / Ballad Tune (reprise): “Who cares a fig” (Rakewell, Shadow, Baba, Crowd)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:53
• 13
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. Prelude

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:06
• 14
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. Duet: “How dark and dreadful is this place” (Rakewell, Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  4:14
• 15
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. Recitative: “Very well then, my dear and good Tom” (Shadow, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:05
• 16
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. Duet: “Well then” — ”My heart is wild with fear” (Shadow, Rakewell; Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  6:35
• 17
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. “I burn, I burn! I freeze!” (Shadow)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:17
• 18
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 2. “With roses crowned” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:22
• 19
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Arioso: “Prepare yourselves, heroic shades” (Rakewell) / Dialogue: “Madmen’s words are all untrue” (Madmen, Rakewell) / Chorus – Minuet: “Leave all love and hope behind” (Madmen)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:22
• 20
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Recitative: “There he is. Have no fear” (Keeper, Anne, Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:56
• 21
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Arioso: “I have waited” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:01
• 22
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Duet: “In a foolish dream” (Rakewell, Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:36
• 23
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Recitative: “I am exceeding weary” (Rakewell)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:57
• 24
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Lullaby: “Gently, little boat” (Anne, Madmen)

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:00
• 25
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Recitative: “Anne, my dear” (Trulove, Anne)

  Igor Stravinsky
  0:50
• 26
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Duettino: “Every wearied body” (Anne, Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:38
• 27
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Finale. Recitative: “Where art thou, Venus?” (Rakewell, Madmen)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:51
• 28
  The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Finale. Mourning Chorus: “Mourn for Adonis” (Chorus)

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:39
• 29
  The Rake’s Progress: Epilogue. “Good people, just a moment” (Anne, Baba, Rakewell, Shadow, Trulove)

  Igor Stravinsky
  2:29

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Release credits

• Anne Howells
  soprano vocals [12, 16]
• Anne Sofie von Otter
  mezzo-soprano vocals [2.1, 2.9-12, 2.29, 1.32-34]
• Anthony Legge
  harpsichord
• Bryn Terfel
  bass-baritone vocals [2.3-6, 2.10-12, 2.14-17, 2.29, 1.5-7, 1.9-10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.17, 1.25-28]
• Deborah York
  soprano vocals [1.2-3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.18-21, 1.30-33, 2.7, 2.10-12, 2.16, 2.20, 2.22, 2.24-26, 2.29]
• Ian Bostridge
  tenor vocals [1.2-6, 1.8-10, 1.12, 1.15, 1.22-25, 1.28, 1.31-34, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.10-12, 2.14-16, 2.18-23, 2.27, 2.29]
• Julian Clarkson
  bass vocals [20]
• Karsten Witt
  executive
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra
• Martin Robson
  bass vocals [1.2-3, 1.6-7, 1.10, 1.19, 2.25-26, 2.29]
• Monteverdi Choir
  choir vocals [2.7, 2.9-12, 2.19, 2.24, 2.27-28, 1.11, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.34]
• Nicholas Parker
  producer
• Peter Bronder
  tenor vocals [7-12]
• Rainer Maillard
  balance
• Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
• Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский
  composer
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Issues

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  The Rake’s Progress

  2x CD
  May 1999