Peter Grimes
~ Release by Britten; Philip Langridge, Richard Hickox (see all versions of this release, 2 available)
Annotation
Peter Grimes, a fisherman: Philip Langridge (tenor)
Boy (John), his apprentice: Ned Harrison
Ellen Orford, a widow, schoolmistress of the Borough: Janice Watson (soprano)
Captain Balstrode, retired merchant skipper: Alan Opie (baritone)
Auntie, landlady of "The Boar": Ameral Gunson (contralto)
Niece 1, the main attractions of "The Boar": Yvonne Barclay (soprano)
Niece 2, the main attractions of "The Boar": Pamela Helen Stephen (soprano)
Bob Boles, fisherman and Methodist: John Graham Hall (tenor)
Swallow, a lawyer: John Connell (bass)
Mrs (Nabob) Sedley, a rentier widow of an East India Company's factor: Anne Collins (mezzo-soprano)
Rev. Horace Adams, the rector: John Fryatt (tenor)
Ned Keene, apothecary and quack: Roderick Williams (bass)
Hobson, carrier: Matthes Best (bass)
Recording: 2-3 & 5-7 July 1995 & 31 August 1995
Tracklist
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| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Ellen - "We planned that their lives"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:30 | |
| 2 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Rector - "Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?"
| Benjamin Britten | 0:44 | |
| 3 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Chorus - "Now gossip is put on trial"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:18 | |
| 4 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Nieces - "From the gutter"
| Benjamin Britten | 4:35 | |
| 5 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Interlude IV
| Benjamin Britten | 5:48 | |
| 6 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Peter - "Go there!"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:03 | |
| 7 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Peter - "They listen to money"
| Benjamin Britten | 5:04 | |
| 8 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Chorus - "Now! Now!"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:14 | |
| 9 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. Rector - "Peter Grimes"
| Benjamin Britten | 3:28 | |
| 10 | Peter Grimes: Act III. Interlude V
| Benjamin Britten | 5:09 | |
| 11 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Swallow - "Assign your prettiness to me"
| Benjamin Britten | 3:02 | |
| 12 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Mrs Sedley - "Mr Keene"
| Benjamin Britten | 1:31 | |
| 13 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Mrs Sedley - "Murder most foul it is"
| Benjamin Britten | 1:33 | |
| 14 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Burgess - "Come along, Doctor"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:57 | |
| 15 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Ellen - "Embroidery in childhood was"
| Benjamin Britten | 5:50 | |
| 16 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Mrs Sedley - "Mr Swallow"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:03 | |
| 17 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Chorus - "Who holds himself apart"
| Benjamin Britten | 3:57 | |
| 18 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Interlude VI
| Benjamin Britten | 2:46 | |
| 19 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Voices - "Grimes!"
| Benjamin Britten | 5:23 | |
| 20 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Ellen - "Peter, we've come to take you home"
| Benjamin Britten | 2:41 | |
| 21 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. Chorus - "To those who pass the Borough"
| Benjamin Britten | 5:06 | |
Credits
Release
| photography: | Billy Rafferty (task: cover photo of Philip Langridge) |
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| liner notes: | Philip Reed (liner notes author) |
| graphic design: | Michael White-Robinson |
| design: | Guy Lawrence (graphic designer) |
| copyrighted (©) by: | Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1996) |
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| purchase for download: | https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN 9447 [info] |
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