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Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Peter Grimes

Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Peter Grimes

Musician: Benjamin Britten
Album title: Peter Grimes
Style: Opera, Modern
Released: 1985
Country: UK
Size MP3 version: 1449 mb
Size APE version: 1945 mb
Size WMA version: 1853 mb
Rating ✫: 4.7
Votes: 191
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Genre: Classical / Stage & Screen

Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Peter Grimes


Tracklist

Peter Grimes
1.a Prologue - Peter Grimes ! Peter Grimes !
1.b Interlude 1 (Dawn)
1.c Act 1 - Scene 1 - Oh, Hang At Open Doors The Net, The Cork
1.d Act 1. Scene 1. And Do You Prefer The Storm?
1.e Interlude II (Storm)
1.f Act 1. Scene II (Concl.) : Past Time To Close !
2.a Act II. Interlude III (Sunday Morning)
2.b Scene 1. "Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight"
2.c Act II. Scene 1. We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start.
2.d Interlude IV (Passacaglia)
2.e Scene II (Concl.) : Go There ! Go There! Go There ! Here's Your Sea Boots
3.a Act 3. Interlude V (Moonlight)
3.b Scene 1. "Assign Your Prettiness To Me ...."
3.c Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness
3.d Act 3. Scene 1. Mr. Swallow ! Mr. Swallow !
3.e Interlude VI
3.f Scene II (Concl.) : Steady ! There You Are ! Nearly Home !
3.g Sail Out Till You Lose Sight Of The Moot Hall Then Sink The Boat

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
  • Mastered At – Decca Studios
  • Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

  • Baritone Vocals [Ned Keene] – Geraint Evans
  • Baritone Vocals [Swallow, Bass-Bariton] – Owen Brannigan
  • Bass Vocals [Captain Balstrode] – James Pease
  • Bass Vocals [Hobson] – David Kelly
  • Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson
  • Composed By, Music By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten
  • Contralto Vocals [Auntie] – Jean Watson
  • Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
  • Liner Notes [About The Recording] – Eric Smith*
  • Liner Notes [Introduction] – George Lascelles
  • Liner Notes [Synopsis] – Peggie Cochrane
  • Mastered By [Side C] – D
  • Mastered By [Sides A B D E F] – E
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs. Sedley] – Lauris Elms
  • Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Other [Derived From The Poem By] – George Crabbe
  • Photography By [Cover Photos] – Adam Woolfitt
  • Photography By [Photos In Text] – Hans Wild
  • Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
  • Soprano Vocals [Ellen Orford] – Claire Watson
  • Soprano Vocals [Niece 1] – Marion Studholme
  • Soprano Vocals [Niece 2] – Iris Kells
  • Tenor Vocals [Bob Boles] – Raymond Nilsson
  • Tenor Vocals [Peter Grimes] – Peter Pears
  • Tenor Vocals [The Rector] – John Lanigan
  • Treble Vocals [John] – Marcus Norman
  • Words By – Montagu Slater

Notes

Recorded 2 - 9 December 1958 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.

CD Reissue from 1985. 3xCDs with thick booklet containing libretto and notes. 3xCD box housed in cardboard sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 2894145772

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SXL 2150-2, SXL 2150-1-2 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP, Gat) Decca, Decca SXL 2150-2, SXL 2150-1-2 UK 1959
475 7713 Pears* / Watson* / Britten* Pears* / Watson* / Britten* - Peter Grimes ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Decca 475 7713 UK 2006
SXL 2150, SXL 2151, SXL 2152 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP, RE + Box) Decca, Decca, Decca SXL 2150, SXL 2151, SXL 2152 UK 1959
K71K 33 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes ‎(3xCass, Album) Decca K71K 33 UK 1977
OSA 1305 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP) London Records OSA 1305 US 1959

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