1
In May, In Brilliant Athens
06:38
Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Steuart Bedford - Composer: Benjamin Britten
2
Oh Gods Of Wrath
02:51
Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Steuart Bedford - Composer: Benjamin Britten
3
My Time's Too Short, Your Highness
06:06
Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Steuart Bedford - Composer: Benjamin Britten
4
"Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart"
02:38
Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
5
"It Is An Axiom Among Kings"
02:33
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
6
"Here the Thirsty Evening"
02:54
Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
7
"Who Reaches Heaven First"
02:33
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
8
"Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"
04:14
Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
9
"Collatinus Is Politically Astute"
04:29
Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
10
"There Goes a Happy Man!"
04:15
Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
11
"Tarquinius Does Not Dare"
02:26
Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
12
"My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"
03:07
Benjamin Luxon, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
13
"Their Spinning-Wheel Unwinds"
05:19
Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
14
"Listen! I Heard a Knock"
02:35
Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
15
"Time Treads Upon the Hands Of Women"
03:42
Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
16
"The Oatmeal Slippers Of Sleep"
07:37
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
17
"The Prosperity Of the Etruscans"
07:19
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
18
"She Sleeps As a Rose"
05:26
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
19
"Within This Frail Crucible Of Light"
04:26
Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
20
"Lucretia!...What Do You Want?"
05:57
Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: Benjamin Luxon - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
21
Interlude: "Here In This Scene"
04:07
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
22
"Oh! What a Lovely Day!"
04:27
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
23
"We'll Leave the Orchids For Lucretia"
04:59
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
24
"Flowers Bring To Every Year"
03:24
Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
25
"You Were Right"
03:52
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
26
"Lucretia! Lucretia!"
02:57
John Shirley-Quirk, Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Producer: Ray Minshull - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
27
"Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me"
03:30
Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Janet Baker - Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
28
"This Dead Hand Lets Fall"
04:09
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocalist: John Shirley-Quirk - Baritone Vocalist: Bryan Drake - Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Elizabeth Bainbridge - Soprano Vocalist: Jenny Hill - Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten
29
Epilogue: "Is It All?"
05:20
Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Soprano Vocalist: Heather Harper - Tenor Vocalist: Peter Pears - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Benjamin Britten