Britten: Peter Grimes Claire Watson
Album info
Album-Release:
1958
HRA-Release:
02.06.2016
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Artist: Claire Watson, Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Peter Pears
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
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- 1 Peter Grimes! 01:28
- 2 You Sailed Your Boat 03:04
- 3 Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You! 02:09
- 4 The Truth...the Pity... 01:54
- 5 Interlude I: On the beach 02:58
- 6 Oh, Hang At Open Doors 05:35
- 7 Hi! Give Us a Hand 03:19
- 8 I Have To Go From Pub To Pub 01:58
- 9 Let Her Among You 03:08
- 10 Look, the Storm Cone! 02:42
- 11 And Do You Prefer the Storm 04:57
- 12 What Harbour Shelters Peace 01:12
- 13 Interlude II: The Storm 04:08
- 14 Past Time To Close! 04:21
- 15 We Live and Let Live 01:58
- 16 Have You Heard? 01:22
- 17 Now the Great Bear and Pleiades 03:41
- 18 Old Joe Has Gone Fishing 02:29
- 19 The Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam Over 01:41
- 20 Interlude III: Sunday Morning By the Beach 02:23
- 21 Glitter Of Waves 05:41
- 22 Let This Be a Holiday 03:00
- 23 This Unrelenting Work 04:41
- 24 Fool To Let It Come To This! 02:18
- 25 What Is It? 01:02
- 26 People!...No! I Will Speak! 02:14
- 27 We Planned That Their Lives 02:27
- 28 Swallow! Shall We Go 00:44
- 29 Now Is Gossip Put On Trial 02:12
- 30 From the Gutter 04:35
- 31 Interlude IV: Passacaglia 05:27
- 32 Go There! 07:18
- 33 Now!...Now! 02:09
- 34 Peter Grimes! Nobody Here? 03:08
- 35 Interlude V: Evening 04:18
- 36 Assign Your Prettiness To Me 02:38
- 37 Pah! 02:49
- 38 Come Along, Doctor! 03:19
- 39 Embroidery In Childhood 05:09
- 40 Mr. Swallow! 01:59
- 41 Who Holds Himself Apart 03:46
- 42 Interlude VI: Fog 02:35
- 43 Grimes! Grimes! 04:57
- 44 Peter, We've Come To Take You Home 02:30
- 45 To Those Who Pass The Borough 04:53
Info for Britten: Peter Grimes
The definitive recording, conducted by the composer, and with Sir Peter Pears in the title role written for him.
“Almost 50 years on, Britten's own recording is still fresh. His conducting has great naturalness and the sound is amazing for 1958.” (BBC Music Magazine)
Geraint Evans, baritone vocals (Ned Keene)
Owen Brannigan, baritone vocals (Swallow, Bass-Bariton)
James Pease, bass vocals (Captain Balstrode)
David Kelly, bass vocals (Hobson) (on track 7)
Jean Watson, contralto vocals (Auntie)
Lauris Elms, mezzo-soprano vocals (Mrs. Sedley)
Claire Watson, soprano vocals (Ellen Orford)
Marion Studholme, soprano vocals (Niece 1)
Iris Kells, soprano vocals (Niece 2)
Raymond Nilsson, tenor vocals (Bob Boles)
Peter Pears, tenor vocals (Peter Grimes)
John Lanigan, tenor vocals (The Rector)
Marcus Norman, treble vocals (John) (on track 2)
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Douglas Robinson, chorus master
Recorded 2.-9. December 1958 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Produced by Erik Smith
Digitally remastered
No biography found.
Booklet for Britten: Peter Grimes