The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

1 MINUTE AND 14 SECONDS • JAN 01 1993

Album tracklist

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 1: "Whatever You Say, Let Her Among You" (Ellen)

03:02

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)

03:22

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2: Interlude I. Sunday Morning

02:21

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Glitter of Waves and Glitter of Sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector)

03:50

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Wherefore, I Pray and Beseech You" (Rector, Chorus, Ellen)

03:31

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "O All Ye Works of the Lord" (Chorus, Ellen, Peter)

05:51

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 2: "In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)

02:54

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Embroidery in Childhood" (Ellen, Balstrode)

04:16

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3: Interlude II. Fog

02:29

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 2: "Grimes! Grimes! Steady, There You Are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)

06:08

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 1, Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro

02:04

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 2, A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia

01:21

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 3, Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume

03:11

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 4, Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai

01:47

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 5, Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume

01:51

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 6, S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna

01:16

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 7, Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede

04:48

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 1, O My Blacke Soule

03:20

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart

01:14

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 3, O Might Those Sighes and Teares

03:04

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 4, Oh to Vex Me

01:05

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 5, What If This Present

02:58

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 6, Since She Whom I Loved

03:49

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 7, At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

02:48

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 8, Thou Hast Made Me

01:25

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 9, Death Be Not Proud

04:10

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart" (Male Chorus)

02:23

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

02:26

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening" (Male Chorus, Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius)

04:25

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Lucretia! Lucretia!" (Junius, Male Chorus, Collatinus)

03:54

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "With You Two Arm in Arm Again" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)

04:33

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: Interlude. "Tarquinius Does Not Wait" (Male Chorus)

02:51

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

05:28

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "It Is Better to Desire" (Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia, Female Chorus)

04:48

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

01:44

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "None of the Women Move" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)

05:33

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "She Sleeps as a Rose Upon the Night" (Female Chorus)

03:01

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia! What Do You Want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

03:09

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Go, Tarquinius!" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Lucretia)

02:17

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude. "Here in This Scene You See" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

03:53

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!" (Lucia, Bianca)

04:29

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "How Hideous! Take Them Away!" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

01:24

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers Bring to Every Year" (Lucretia, Bianca)

03:20

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Too Late, Junius" (Collatinus, Lucretia)

03:59

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

04:22

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Is All This Suffering and Pian" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

04:43

Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: IV. Loth to Depart

04:13

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto - Agitato (1939 Version)

09:15

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza (1939 Version)

09:16

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento (1939 Version)

12:48

Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action (Arr. Anthony Collins):

06:30

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): I. Adagio - Allegro energico

09:24

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): II. Allegro moderato

05:30

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): III. Grave

10:00

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio

04:08

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)

09:40

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)

09:07

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)

08:40

Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Prelude

03:10

Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Fugue

06:02

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: I. Toccata (1945 Version)

12:05

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: II. Waltz (1945 Version)

04:46

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: III. Impromptu (1945 Version)

06:46

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: IV. March (1945 Version)

07:49

Horn Trio, Op. 44: I. Allegro

05:26

Horn Trio, Op. 44: II. Lento

06:50

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (a) Tema. Moderato

00:59

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (b) Variation I. Allegro vivace

01:07

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (c) Variation II. Allegretto

00:57

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (d) Variation III. Lento

02:30

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (e) Variation IV. Vivace

00:46

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (f) Variation V. Andante

01:45

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (g) Variation VI. Moderato

00:56

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (h) Variation VII. Adagio

02:18

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (i) Variation VIII. Moderato

00:56

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (j) Variation IX. Allegro vivo

01:08

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (k) Variation X. Moderato

00:50

Six Preludes Op. 23: 1. Allegro

01:43

Six Preludes Op. 23: 2. Andante

01:30

Six Preludes Op. 23: 3. Allegro moderato

01:19

Six Preludes Op. 23: 4. Allegretto

01:22

Six Preludes Op. 23: 5. Allegro

01:36

Six Preludes Op. 23: 6. Andante

01:40

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 1. If, Lord, thy love for me is strong

04:12

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!

02:18

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 3. Let mine eyes see thee

03:30

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 4. Today a shepherd and our kin

03:02

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)

01:49

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)

01:26

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)

01:43

5 Poems, Op. 53: No. 1, Lauds. "Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing"

02:17

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 2. O lurcher-loving collier, black as night

02:19

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney

01:33

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 4. Eyes look into the well

02:39

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water (2003 - Remaster)

01:29

Polka (No. 1 of [Three] Pieces Op. 5 for two pianos)

01:42

I sing of a maiden (1991 Remastered Version)

02:43

The Lord is my shepherd Op. 91 No. 1 (2003 Remastered Version)

04:43

British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart