The Beggar's Opera (The Broadside Band, conductor: Jeremy Barlow)

Album by John Gay

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Introduction "If poverty be a title to poetry" (Beggar, Player)
    1:57
  2. 2.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue / Overture
    3:13
  3. 3.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Through all the employments of life" (Peachum)
    0:59
  4. 4.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue "Sir, Black Moll hath sent word" (Filch, Peachum)
    1:30
  5. 5.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "'Tis woman that seduces all mankind" (Filch, Peachum)
    1:43
  6. 6.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "But 'tis now high time to look about me" (Peachum)
    2:05
  7. 7.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "What of Bob Booty, husband?" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    0:35
  8. 8.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air "If any wench Venus's girdle wear" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    3:45
  9. 9.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "If love the virgin's heart invade" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    3:01
  10. 10.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Never was a man more out the way in an argument" (Mrs Peachum)
    0:23
  11. 11.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "A maid is like the golden ore" (Mrs Peachum)
    0:42
  12. 12.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Come hither, Filch" (Mrs Peachum, Filch)
    2:17
  13. 13.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "I know as well as any of the fine ladies" (Polly)
    0:31
  14. 14.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Virgins are like the fair flower in its lustre" (Polly, Peachum)
    2:01
  15. 15.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Our Poly is a sad slut!" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Polly)
    2:35
  16. 16.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Can love be control'd by advice?" (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    2:17
  17. 17.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly)
    1:41
  18. 18.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "I like a ship in storms was tossed" (Polly, Peachum)
    1:14
  19. 19.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Dear wife, be a little pacified" (Peachum, Mrs Peachum)
    0:53
  20. 20.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "A fox may steal your hens, sir" (Peachum)
    1:06
  21. 21.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "'Twas only Nimming Ned" (Polly, Peachum, Mrs Peachum)
    1:49
  22. 22.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Oh, ponder well! be not severe" (Polly, Mrs Peachum)
    1:19
  23. 23.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "The turtle thus with plaintive crying" (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    1:44
  24. 24.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "The thing, husband, must and shall be done" (Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
    0:49
  25. 25.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Dialogue. "Now I'm a wretch" (Polly)
    1:34
  26. 26.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Pretty Polly, say" (Macheath, Polly)
    1:14
  27. 27.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "My heart was so free" (Macheath, Polly)
    1:10
  28. 28.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Were I laid on Greenland's coast" (Macheath, Polly)
    1:13
  29. 29.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O what pain it is to part!" (Polly, Macheath)
    2:50
  30. 30.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "The miser thus a shilling sees" (Macheath, Polly)
    1:10
  31. 31.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "But pr'ythee, Matt, what is become of thy brother Tom?" (Ben, Matt, Jemmy, Jack, Wat, Robin, Ned, Harry)
    1:49
  32. 32.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us" (Matt, company)
    0:54
  33. 33.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Gentlemen, well met" (Macheath, Matt)
    2:22
  34. 34.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Let us take the road" (Matt)
    1:46
  35. 35.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "What a fool is a fond wench!" (Macheath)
    0:32
  36. 36.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "If the heart of a man is deprest with cares" (Macheath, Drawer)
    2:25
  37. 37.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Dear Mrs Coaxer, you are welcome" (Macheath)
    2:18
  38. 38.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Youth's the season made for joys" (Macheath, Jenny, Coaxer, Vixen, Brazen)
    3:29
  39. 39.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Before the barn door crowing" (Jenny, Macheath, Trull, Tawdry, Slammekin, Vixen)
    1:51
  40. 40.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "The gamesters and lawyers are jugglers alike" (Jenny, Tawdry, Macheath)
    1:17
  41. 41.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "I seize you, sir, as my prisoner" (Peachum, Macheath)
    0:43
  42. 42.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure" (Macheath, Peachum)
    0:36
  43. 43.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Look ye, Mrs Jenny" (Vixen, Coaxer, Slammekin, Trull, Jenny)
    0:58
  44. 44.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue. "Noble Captain, you are welcome" (Lockit, Macheath)
    1:32
  45. 45.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air. "Man may escape from rope and gun" (Macheath)
    1:46

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: You Base Man, You!
    0:17
  2. 3.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 27: Thus When A Good Huswife Sees A Rat (A Lovely Lass To A Friar Came)
    0:53
  3. 4.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 28: How Cruel Are The Traitors ('Twas When The Sea Was Roaring)
    3:05
  4. 5.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 29: The First Time At The Looking-Glass (The Sun Has Loos'd His Weary Teams)
    1:09
  5. 6.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: In This Last Affair, Brother Peachum
    1:01
  6. 7.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 30: When You Censure the Age (How Happy Are We)
    2:37
  7. 8.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Whence Come You, Hussy?
    0:35
  8. 9.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 31: Is Then His Fate Decreed, Sir? (Of A Noble Race Was Shenkin)
    0:13
  9. 10.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 32: You'll Think E'er Many Days Ensue
    2:15
  10. 11.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Though The Ordinary Was Out Of The Way Today
    0:35
  11. 12.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 33: If You At An Office Solicit Your Due (London Ladies)
    0:41
  12. 13.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Where Is My Dear Husband?
    0:52
  13. 14.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 34: Thus When The Swallow Seeking Prey (All In The Downs)
    2:19
  14. 15.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 35: How Happy Could I Be With Either (Have You Heard Of A Frolicksome Ditty)
    0:50
  15. 16.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 36: I'm Bubbled (Irish Trot)
    1:00
  16. 17.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 37: Cease Your Funning
    1:34
  17. 18.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 38: Why How Now, Madam Flirt? (Good-morrow, Gossip)
    0:38
  18. 19.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: Where's My Wench?
    0:27
  19. 20.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 39: No Power On Earth Can E'er Divide (Irish Howl)
    1:18
  20. 21.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Dialogue: I Am Naturally Compassionate, Wife
    1:33
  21. 22.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act II. Air 40: I Like The Fox Shall Grieve (The Lass Of Patie's Mill)
    2:01
  22. 23.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: To Be Sure, Wench
    1:03
  23. 24.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 41: When Young At The Bar You First Taught Me To Score (If Love's A Sweet Passion)
    2:42
  24. 25.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 42: My Love Is All Madness & Folly (South Sea Ballad)
    1:23
  25. 26.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Peachum Then Intends To Outwit Me
    0:56
  26. 27.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 43: Thus Gamesters United In Friendship Are Found (Packington's Pound)
    1:11
  27. 28.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Why, Boy, Thou Lookest As If Thou Wert Half Starv'd
    1:14
  28. 29.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: I Am Sorry, Gentlemen
    0:17
  29. 30.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 44: The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown (Lillibullero)
    2:40
  30. 31.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: The Coronation Account, Brother Peachum
    1:29
  31. 32.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 45: What Gudgeons Are We Men! (Down In The North Country)
    1:20
  32. 33.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Dear Mrs Dye, Your Servant
    0:28
  33. 34.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 46: In The Days Of My Youth (A Shepherd Kept Sheep)
    4:47
  34. 35.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Jealousy, Rage, Love & Fear
    0:09
  35. 36.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 47: I'm Like A Skiff On The Ocean Tossed (One Evening, Having Lost My Way)
    1:15
  36. 37.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Dear Madam, Your Servant
    0:17
  37. 38.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 48: When A Wife's In Her Pout (Now Roger, I'll Tell Thee, Because Thou'rt My Son)
    2:08
  38. 39.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 49: A Curse Attends That Woman's Love (O Bessy Bell)
    1:23
  39. 40.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 50: Among The Men, Coquets We Find (Would Fate To Me Belinda Give)
    1:29
  40. 41.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 51: Come, Sweet Lass (Come, Sweet Lass)
    1:00
  41. 42.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: All This Wheedling Of Lucy Cannot Be For Nothing
    0:20
  42. 43.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Come, Miss Polly
    0:51
  43. 44.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Set Your Heart To Rest, Captain
    0:32
  44. 45.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 52: Hither, Dear Husband, Turn Your Eyes(The Last Time I Went O'er The Moor)
    1:45
  45. 46.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 53: Which Way Shall I Turn Me? (Tom Tinker's My True Love)
    0:59
  46. 47.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 54: When My Hero In Court Appears (I Am A Poor Shepherd Undone)
    1:14
  47. 48.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 55: When He Holds Up His Hand (Ianthe The Lovely)
    1:40
  48. 49.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 56: Our Selves, Like The Great, To Secure A Retreat (A Cobbler There Was)
    1:27
  49. 50.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 57: The Charge Is Prepar'd (Bonny Dundee)
    1:20
  50. 51.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: Follow Them, Filch, To The Court
    1:07
  51. 52.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 58: O Cruel, Cruel, Cruel Case! (Happy Groves)
    3:18
  52. 53.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 67: Since Laws Were Made Tor Ev'ry Degree (Green Sleeves)
    1:02
  53. 54.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: For My Having Broke Prison
    1:02
  54. 55.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: My Dear Lucy, My Dear Polly
    0:30
  55. 56.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 68: Would I Might Be Hang'd! (All You That Must Take A Leap)
    1:49
  56. 57.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: But, Honest Friend
    1:21
  57. 58.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Dialogue: So, It Seems, I Am Not Left To My Choice
    0:38
  58. 59.
    The Beggar's Opera: Act III. Air 69: Thus I Stand Like The Turk (Lumps Of Pudding)
    1:40

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