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Peter Grimes
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Peter Grimes

Released 198545 tracks · 141:583 editionsEnglishDecca Classics

Tracks

#TitleSung by
1.1Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes!" (Hobson)David Kelly1:29
1.2Peter Grimes: Prologue. "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow)Owen Brannigan3:04
1.3Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" (Swallow)Owen Brannigan2:10
1.4Peter Grimes: Prologue. "The truth...the pity...and the truth" (Peter)Peter Pears1:54
1.5Peter Grimes: Prologue. Interlude IBenjamin Britten2:57
1.6Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Women and Fishermen)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden5:36
1.7Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter)Peter Pears3:19
1.8Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson)David Kelly1:57
1.9Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen)Claire Watson3:09
1.10Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode)James Pease2:41
1.11Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)James Pease4:56
1.12Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter)Peter Pears1:12
1.13Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. Interlude IIBenjamin Britten4:08
1.14Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Past time to close!" (Auntie)Jean Watson4:20
1.15Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "We live and let live" (Balstrode)James Pease2:00
1.16Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Keene)Geraint Evans1:23
1.17Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)Peter Pears3:41
1.18Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Old Joe has gone fishing" (Keene)Geraint Evans2:27
1.19Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "The bridge is down, we half swam over" (Hobson)David Kelly1:37
2.1Peter Grimes: Act II. Interlude IIIBenjamin Britten2:26
2.2Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen)Claire Watson5:41
2.3Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Let this be a holiday" (Ellen)Claire Watson3:00
2.4Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "This unrelenting work" (Ellen)Claire Watson4:41
2.5Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie)Jean Watson2:16
2.6Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "What is it?" (Chorus)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden1:04
2.7Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "People!... No! I will speak!" (Boles)Raymond Nilsson2:06
2.8Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen)Claire Watson2:25
2.9Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?" (Rector)John Lanigan0:43
2.10Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Now is gossip put on trial," (Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow and Chorus)Owen Brannigan, Geraint Evans, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Lauris Margaret Elms, Raymond Nilsson2:17
2.11Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?" (Nieces)Benjamin Britten4:30
2.12Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. Interlude IV, PassacagliaBenjamin Britten5:29
2.13Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Go there!" (Peter)Peter Pears7:18
2.14Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Now!... Now!..." (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene and Chorus)Owen Brannigan, Geraint Evans, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Raymond Nilsson2:09
2.15Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" (Rector)John Lanigan3:01
3.1Peter Grimes: Act III. Interlude VBenjamin Britten4:23
3.2Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow)Owen Brannigan2:36
3.3Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Pah! Ahoy!" (Swallow and Keene)Owen Brannigan, Geraint Evans2:48
3.4Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess)Benjamin Britten3:20
3.5Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen)Claire Watson5:09
3.6Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley)Lauris Margaret Elms2:00
3.7Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. "Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise" (Chorus)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden3:45
3.8Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. Interlude VIBenjamin Britten2:37
3.9Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden4:55
3.10Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen)Claire Watson2:28
3.11Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden4:51

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