Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

28 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES • DEC 28 2012

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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart" (Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble & Ian Bostridge
02:29
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge/Susan Gritton feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
02:28
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening" (Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble & Ian Bostridge
02:34
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Who Reaches Heaven First Is the Best Philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell/Peter Coleman-Wright/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Ian Bostridge & Peter Coleman-Wright
02:23
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Maria Was Unmasked at a Masked Ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell/Peter Coleman-Wright/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Ian Bostridge & Peter Coleman-Wright
04:23
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Collatinus Is Politically Astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell/Peter Coleman-Wright/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Ian Bostridge & Peter Coleman-Wright
04:14
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Goodnight!" - "There Goes a Happy Man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell/Peter Coleman-Wright feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves & Peter Coleman-Wright
03:59
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Tarquinius Does Not Dare" (Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble & Ian Bostridge
02:14
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "My Horse! My Horse!" - Interlude. "Tarquinius Does Not Wait" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Peter Coleman-Wright/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge & Peter Coleman-Wright
02:58
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Angelika Kirchschlager/Hilary Summers/Claire Booth feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers & Susan Gritton
05:21
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Listen! I Heard a Knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Angelika Kirchschlager/Hilary Summers/Claire Booth feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth & Hilary Summers
02:46
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Time Treads Upon the Hands of Women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Angelika Kirchschlager/Hilary Summers/Claire Booth feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers & Susan Gritton
03:26
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
01:50
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Lucia Runs to the Door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Angelika Kirchschlager/Hilary Summers/Claire Booth/Ian Bostridge/Peter Coleman-Wright feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright & Susan Gritton
05:21
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "The Prosperity of the Etruscans Was Due" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Ian Bostridge/Christopher Purves/Claire Booth/Benjamin Russell/Angelika Kirchschlager feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
07:28
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "She Sleeps as a Rose Upon the Night" (Female Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble & Susan Gritton
02:59
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "When Tarquinius Desires" (Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble & Ian Bostridge
02:11
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Within This Frail Crucible of Light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Peter Coleman-Wright feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Peter Coleman-Wright & Susan Gritton
04:01
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia! What Do You Want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Ian Bostridge/Peter Coleman-Wright/Angelika Kirchschlager feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright & Susan Gritton
05:47
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude. "Here in This Scene You See" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Susan Gritton/Oliver Knussen/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
03:51
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Claire Booth/Hilary Summers feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Claire Booth & Hilary Summers
05:55
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Good Morning, My Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Claire Booth/Hilary Summers/Angelika Kirchschlager feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth & Hilary Summers
03:27
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers Bring to Every Year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Hilary Summers/Angelika Kirchschlager feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager & Hilary Summers
03:18
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "You Were Right, Tarquinius Took One of the Horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Claire Booth/Hilary Summers/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Claire Booth & Hilary Summers
02:39
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Lucretia! O, Never Again Must We Two Dare to Part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Angelika Kirchschlager/Christopher Purves feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager & Christopher Purves
04:50
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Angelika Kirchschlager/Christopher Purves feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager & Christopher Purves
03:28
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Claire Booth/Hilary Summers/Christopher Purves/Benjamin Russell/Susan Gritton/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
03:57
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: Epilogue. "Is It All?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen/Susan Gritton/Ian Bostridge feat. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge & Susan Gritton
05:11
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