Britten: Peter Grimes – Benjamin Britten, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langrige

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Prologue: Peter Grimes (Peter, Hobson, Swallow)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Matthew Best

1:25

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Prologue: You sailed your boat round the coast (Peter, Ellen, Hobson, Swallow, Mrs Sedley, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Janice Watson

3:05

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Prologue: Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Peter, Swallow, Hobson, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Matthew Best

2:06

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Prologue: The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter, Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Janice Watson

1:56

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Prologue: Interlude I

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

3:14

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Oh, hang at open doors (Balstrode, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & Ameral Gunson

4:43

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Fryatt & Yvonne Barclay

1:05

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Balstrode, Boles, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie

3:43

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Matthew Best & Janice Watson

2:00

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Ned, Mrs Sedley)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Matthew Best & Janice Watson

3:14

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & Roderick Williams

2:48

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & Philip Langridge

3:31

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie

1:33

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: What harbour shelters peace (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Benjamin Britten

1:05

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: Interlude II

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

4:12

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Past time to close (Auntie, Balstrode, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Nieces)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Ameral Gunson & Alan Opie

2:16

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Loud man (Auntie, Nieces, Mrs Sedley)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Ameral Gunson & Anne Collins

1:05

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: There's been a landslide up the coast (Balstrode, Boles, Auntie)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & John Graham-Hall

1:09

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & John Graham-Hall

0:37

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Alan Opie

1:36

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Roderick Williams & Ameral Gunson

1:39

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Benjamin Britten

3:42

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter, Tutti Soloists, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie

2:30

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: The bridge is down (Hobson, Ellen, Peter, Ned, Auntie, Nieces)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Matthew Best & Janice Watson

1:44

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Interlude III

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

2:29

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Glitter of waves (Ellen)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Benjamin Britten

1:33

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Now that the daylight fills the sky (Ellen, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Janice Watson

3:41

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Child you're not too young (Ellen, Peter, Rector, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Philip Langridge

3:16

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Philip Langridge

4:27

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Balstrode, Boles, Mrs Sedley, Swallow, Rector, Nie

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Ameral Gunson & Roderick Williams

3:19

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: People… No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Graham-Hall & Alan Opie

2:06

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Hobso

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & John Fryatt

2:32

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Chorus

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Fryatt & John Connell

0:45

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

2:19

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: From the gutter (Ellen, Auntie, Nieces)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Ameral Gunson

4:36

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: Interlude IV

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

5:48

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Go there! (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Benjamin Britten

2:04

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: They listen to money (Peter)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Benjamin Britten

5:04

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

2:15

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Fryatt & John Connell

3:28

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Interlude V

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

5:10

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Connell & Yvonne Barclay

3:02

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Mr Keene (Mrs Sedley, Ned)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins & Roderick Williams

1:32

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Murder most foul it is (Mrs Sedley, Ned)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins & Roderick Williams

1:33

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Come along, Doctor (Ellen, Balstrode, Rector, Mrs Sedley)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Alan Opie

2:57

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Embroidery in childhood (Ellen, Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Alan Opie

5:50

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Mr Swallow (Mrs Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Collins & Ameral Gunson

2:03

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Who holds himself apart (Chorus)

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

3:57

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Interlude VI

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Benjamin Britten

2:46

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 2: Grimes! (Grimes)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

5:23

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 2: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Janice Watson & Philip Langridge

2:42

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 2: To those who pass the Borough (Chorus, Swallow, Auntie, Boles)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Connell & Ameral Gunson

5:05