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Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

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

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

2 MINUTES AND 26 SECONDS • SEP 29 2008

Album tracklist

1
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 1: "Whatever You Say, Let Her Among You" (Ellen)
03:02
2
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
03:22
3
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2: Interlude I. Sunday Morning
02:21
4
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Glitter of Waves and Glitter of Sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector)
03:50
5
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Wherefore, I Pray and Beseech You" (Rector, Chorus, Ellen)
03:31
6
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "O All Ye Works of the Lord" (Chorus, Ellen, Peter)
05:51
7
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 2: "In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)
02:54
8
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Embroidery in Childhood" (Ellen, Balstrode)
04:16
9
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3: Interlude II. Fog
02:29
10
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 2: "Grimes! Grimes! Steady, There You Are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)
06:08
11
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 1, Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
02:04
12
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 2, A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
01:21
13
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 3, Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume
03:11
14
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 4, Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
01:47
15
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 5, Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
01:51
16
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 6, S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna
01:16
17
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 7, Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
04:48
18
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 1, O My Blacke Soule
03:20
19
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart
01:14
20
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 3, O Might Those Sighes and Teares
03:04
21
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 4, Oh to Vex Me
01:05
22
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 5, What If This Present
02:58
23
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 6, Since She Whom I Loved
03:49
24
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 7, At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners
02:48
25
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 8, Thou Hast Made Me
01:25
26
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 9, Death Be Not Proud
04:10
27
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart" (Male Chorus)
02:23
28
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
02:26
29
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening" (Male Chorus, Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius)
04:25
30
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Lucretia! Lucretia!" (Junius, Male Chorus, Collatinus)
03:54
31
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "With You Two Arm in Arm Again" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
04:33
32
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: Interlude. "Tarquinius Does Not Wait" (Male Chorus)
02:51
33
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
05:28
34
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "It Is Better to Desire" (Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia, Female Chorus)
04:48
35
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
01:44
36
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "None of the Women Move" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
05:33
37
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "She Sleeps as a Rose Upon the Night" (Female Chorus)
03:01
38
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia! What Do You Want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
03:09
39
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Go, Tarquinius!" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Lucretia)
02:17
40
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude. "Here in This Scene You See" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
03:53
41
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
04:29
42
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "How Hideous! Take Them Away!" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
01:24
43
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers Bring to Every Year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
03:20
44
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Too Late, Junius" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
03:59
45
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
46
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Is All This Suffering and Pian" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
04:43
47
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: IV. Loth to Depart
04:13
48
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto - Agitato (1939 Version)
09:15
49
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza (1939 Version)
09:16
50
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento (1939 Version)
12:48
51
Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action (Arr. Anthony Collins):
06:30
52
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): I. Adagio - Allegro energico
09:24
53
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): II. Allegro moderato
05:30
54
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): III. Grave
10:00
55
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio
04:08
56
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)
09:40
57
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)
09:07
58
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)
08:40
59
Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Prelude
03:10
60
Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Fugue
06:02
61
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: I. Toccata (1945 Version)
12:05
62
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: II. Waltz (1945 Version)
04:46
63
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: III. Impromptu (1945 Version)
06:46
64
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: IV. March (1945 Version)
07:49
65
Horn Trio, Op. 44: I. Allegro
05:26
66
Horn Trio, Op. 44: II. Lento
06:50
67
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (a) Tema. Moderato
00:59
68
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (b) Variation I. Allegro vivace
01:07
69
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (c) Variation II. Allegretto
00:57
70
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (d) Variation III. Lento
02:30
71
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (e) Variation IV. Vivace
00:46
72
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (f) Variation V. Andante
01:45
73
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (g) Variation VI. Moderato
00:56
74
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (h) Variation VII. Adagio
02:18
75
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (i) Variation VIII. Moderato
00:56
76
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (j) Variation IX. Allegro vivo
01:08
77
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (k) Variation X. Moderato
00:50
78
Six Preludes Op. 23: 1. Allegro
01:43
79
Six Preludes Op. 23: 2. Andante
01:30
80
Six Preludes Op. 23: 3. Allegro moderato
01:19
81
Six Preludes Op. 23: 4. Allegretto
01:22
82
Six Preludes Op. 23: 5. Allegro
01:36
83
Six Preludes Op. 23: 6. Andante
01:40
84
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 1. If, Lord, thy love for me is strong
04:12
85
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!
02:18
86
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 3. Let mine eyes see thee
03:30
87
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 4. Today a shepherd and our kin
03:02
88
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)
01:49
89
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)
01:26
90
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)
01:43
91
5 Poems, Op. 53: No. 1, Lauds. "Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing"
02:17
92
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 2. O lurcher-loving collier, black as night
02:19
93
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney
01:33
94
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 4. Eyes look into the well
02:39
95
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water (2003 - Remaster)
01:29
96
Polka (No. 1 of [Three] Pieces Op. 5 for two pianos)
01:42
97
I sing of a maiden (1991 Remastered Version)
02:43
98
The Lord is my shepherd Op. 91 No. 1 (2003 Remastered Version)
04:43
British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
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