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Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "What is it?" (Chorus)

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Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "What is it?" (Chorus)

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On Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten)

1985 · 45 tracks

01Peter Grimes: Act III. Interlude V4:23
01Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes!" (Hobson)1:29
01Peter Grimes: Act II. Interlude III2:26
02Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen)5:41
02Peter Grimes: Prologue. "You sailed your boat round the coast" (Swallow)3:04
02Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Assign your prettiness to me" (Swallow)2:36
03Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "Let this be a holiday" (Ellen)3:00
03Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Pah! Ahoy!" (Swallow and Keene)2:48
03Peter Grimes: Prologue. "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" (Swallow)2:10
04Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "This unrelenting work" (Ellen)4:41
04Peter Grimes: Prologue. "The truth...the pity...and the truth" (Peter)1:54
04Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Come along, Doctor!" (First Burgess)3:20
05Peter Grimes: Prologue. Interlude I2:57
05Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "Fool to let it come to this!" (Auntie)2:16
05Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen)5:09
06Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "Oh! hang at open doors the net, the cork," (Women and Fishermen)5:36
06Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "What is it?" (Chorus)1:04
06Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley)2:00
07Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "People!... No! I will speak!" (Boles)2:06
07Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. "Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise" (Chorus)3:45
07Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter)3:19
08Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "We planned that their lives should have a new start" (Ellen)2:25
08Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 1. Interlude VI2:37
08Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "I have to go from pub to pub" (Hobson)1:57
09Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen)3:09
09Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus)4:55
09Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimmes in his hut?" (Rector)0:43
10Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "Look, the storm cone!" (Balstrode)2:41
10Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "Now is gossip put on trial," (Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow and Chorus)2:17
10Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. "Peter, we've come to take you home" (Ellen)2:28
11Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. "From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?" (Nieces)4:30
11Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene 2. "To those who pass the Borough" (Chorus)4:51
11Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "And do you prefer the storm" (Balstrode)4:56
12Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 1. Interlude IV, Passacaglia5:29
12Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 1. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter)1:12
13Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Interlude II4:08
13Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. "Go there!" (Peter)7:18
14Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. "Now!... Now!..." (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene and Chorus)2:09
14Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "Past time to close!" (Auntie)4:20
15Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2. "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" (Rector)3:01
15Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "We live and let live" (Balstrode)2:00
16Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "Have you heard? The cliff is down" (Keene)1:23
17Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)3:41
18Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "Old Joe has gone fishing" (Keene)2:27
19Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. "The bridge is down, we half swam over" (Hobson)1:37