Peter Grims (scenes) / The Rape of Lucretia / Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets / Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Berkeley / Rubbra

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 1: "Whatever you say... Let her among you without fault" (Ellen)
    3:01
  2. 2.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
    3:17
  3. 3.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: Interlude III: Sunday Morning (orchestra)
    2:20
  4. 4.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: "Glitter of waves" (Ellen, Chorus)
    3:49
  5. 5.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: "Wherefore, I pray and beseech you" (Rector, Chorus, Ellen)
    3:30
  6. 6.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: "O all ye works of the Lord" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)
    5:50
  7. 7.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 2: "In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home" (Peter)
    2:54
  8. 8.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene 1: "Embroider in childhood" (Ellen)
    4:15
  9. 9.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III: Interlude VI
    2:28
  10. 10.
    Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene 2: "Grimes!... Steady. There you are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)
    5:59
  11. 11.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 1. "Sì come nella penna"
    2:03
  12. 12.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 2. "A che più debb'io mai"
    1:20
  13. 13.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 3. "Veggio co' be' vostri occhi"
    3:10
  14. 14.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 4. "Tu sa' ch'io so"
    1:46
  15. 15.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 5. "Rendete a gli occhi miei"
    1:50
  16. 16.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 6. "S'un casto amor"
    1:15
  17. 17.
    Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 7. "Spirto ben nato"
    4:42
  18. 18.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 1. "Oh my blacke Soule!"
    3:17
  19. 19.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 2. "Batter my heart"
    1:13
  20. 20.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 3. "Oh might those sighes and teares"
    3:01
  21. 21.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 4. "Oh, to vex me"
    1:02
  22. 22.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 5. "What if this present"
    2:54
  23. 23.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: 6. "Since she whom I loved"
    3:45
  24. 24.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 7. "At the round earth's imagined corners"
    2:45
  25. 25.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 8. "Thou hast made me"
    1:21
  26. 26.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 9. "Death, be not proud"
    4:09

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
    2:22
  2. 3.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: "It is an axiom among kings" (Female & Male Chorus)
    2:23
  3. 4.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the thirsty evening" (Male Chorus, Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius)
    4:22
  4. 5.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: "Lucretia! Lucretia! (Junius, Male Chorus, Collatinus)
    3:51
  5. 6.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: "With you two arm in arm again" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
    4:32
  6. 7.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 1: Interlude "Tarquinius does not wait" (Male Chorus)
    2:46
  7. 8.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 2: "Their spinning-wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
    5:25
  8. 9.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 2: "It is better to desire" (Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia, Female Chorus)
    4:48
  9. 10.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 2: "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female & Male Chorus)
    1:43
  10. 11.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 1, Scene 2: "None of the women move" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
    5:26
  11. 12.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 1: "She sleeps as a rose" (Female & Male Chorus)
    4:23
  12. 13.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia!... What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia)
    3:09
  13. 14.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 1: "Go, Tarquinius!" (Female & Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Lucretia)
    2:16
  14. 15.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude "Here in this scene you see" (Female & Male Chorus)
    3:47
  15. 16.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
    4:26
  16. 17.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "How hideous! Take them away!" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
    1:23
  17. 18.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
    3:15
  18. 19.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "Too late, Junius" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
    3:56
  19. 20.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Lucia, Bianca, Female & Male Chorus)
    4:22
  20. 21.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act 2, Scene 2: "Is all this suffering and pain" (Female & Male Chorus)
    4:43

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Loth to depart (Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby op. 50 no. 4)
    4:10
  2. 4.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15 (original version): I. Moderato con moto - Agitato
    9:14
  3. 5.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15 (original version): II. Vivace - Cadenza -
    9:15
  4. 6.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15 (original version): III. Passacaglia (Andante lento (un poco più mosso) - Largamente (lento) - Lento e solenne)
    12:44
  5. 7.
    Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action
    6:25
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, op. 63: I. Adagio - Allegro energico
    9:24
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, op. 63: II. Allegro moderato
    5:29
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, op. 63: III. Grave
    10:00
  9. 11.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, op. 63: IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio
    4:08

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)
    9:40
  2. 5.
    Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)
    9:06
  3. 6.
    Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)
    8:33
  4. 7.
    Prelufe and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra: Prelude -
    3:10
  5. 8.
    Prelufe and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra: Fugue
    5:55
  6. 9.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: I. Toccata (Allegro molto e con brio)
    12:04
  7. 10.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: II. Waltz (Allegretto)
    4:45
  8. 11.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: III. Impromptu (Andante lento) -
    6:45
  9. 12.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: IV. March (Allegro moderato, sempre alla marcia)
    7:49

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: I. Allegro
    5:27
  2. 6.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: II. Lento
    6:49
  3. 7.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Tema (Moderato)
    0:59
  4. 8.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 1 (Allegro vivace)
    1:06
  5. 9.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 2 (Allegretto)
    0:57
  6. 10.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 3 (Lento)
    2:29
  7. 11.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 4 (Vivace)
    0:46
  8. 12.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 5 (Andante)
    1:44
  9. 13.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 6 (Moderato)
    0:55
  10. 14.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 7 (Adagio)
    2:17
  11. 15.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 8 (Moderato)
    0:55
  12. 16.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 9 (Allegro vivo)
    1:08
  13. 17.
    Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 10 (Moderato)
    0:48
  14. 18.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 1. Allegro
    1:43
  15. 19.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 2. Andante
    1:30
  16. 20.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 3. Allegro moderato
    1:18
  17. 21.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 4. Allegretto
    1:21
  18. 22.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 5. Allegro
    1:35
  19. 23.
    Six Preludes, op. 23: 6. Andante
    1:35
  20. 24.
    Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, op. 27: 1. "If, Lord, thy love for me is strong"
    4:11
  21. 25.
    Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, op. 27: 2. "Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!"
    2:17
  22. 26.
    Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, op. 27: 3. "Let mine eyes see thee"
    3:30
  23. 27.
    Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, op. 27: 4. "Today a shepherd and our kin"
    2:57
  24. 28.
    Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)
    1:49
  25. 29.
    Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)
    1:26
  26. 30.
    Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)
    1:43
  27. 31.
    Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 1. "Among the leaves the small birds sing"
    2:17
  28. 32.
    Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 2. "O lurcher-loving collier, black as night"
    2:19
  29. 33.
    Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 3. "What's in your mind, my dove, my coney"
    1:33
  30. 34.
    Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 4. "Eyes look into the well"
    2:38
  31. 35.
    Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 5. "Carry her over the water"
    1:28
  32. 36.
    Polka, op. 5 no. 1 (arr. Norman Lane)
    1:33
  33. 37.
    I Sing of a Maiden
    2:43
  34. 38.
    The Lord Is My Shepherd, op. 91 no. 1
    4:42

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