Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia (2 CDs)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Alan Opie, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2 CDs

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Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.

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Artists:: Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Alan Opie, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Label:: Chandos
Year of recording ca.:: 93
Item number:: 7008161
UPC/EAN:: 0095115925423
Release date:: 1.4.1994

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»The level of intensity grips you right from the start… A performance of distinction…« CD Review

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U. Schreiber in stereoplay 8/94: »Was die Neuaufnahme zusätzlich zu einem Ereignis macht, ist die Klangqualität: Eine solche Raffinesse und Explosivität in der instrumentalen Kleinbesetzung, eine solche Unverfärbtheit und Präsenz im Stimmenklang sind noch längst nicht die Regel.«

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

The Rape of Lucretia op. 37 (Der Raub der Lukretia, Oper in 2 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)

1 Male Chorus: "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart ..." (1. Akt, 1. Szene)
2 Male Chorus: "Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light ..."
3 Collatinus: "Who reaches heaven first is the best ohilosopher ..."
4 Junius: "Good night, Tarquinius!"
5 Male Chorus: "Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake" (Interlude)
6 Junius: "Lucretia!" (2. Szene)
7 Lucretia: "Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate ..."
8 Female Chorus: "Time turns upon the hands of women ..."
9 Female Chorus: "None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger ..."

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

1 Female Chorus: "The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness ..." (2. Akt, 1. Szene)
2 Female Chorus: "She sleeps as a rose upon the night ..."
3 Tarquinius: "When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare ..."
4 Tarquinius: "Within this frail crucible of light ..."
5 Tarquinius: "Lucretia!"
6 Female & Male Chorus: "Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin ..." (Interlude)
7 Lucia: "O what a lovely day ..." (2. Szene)
8 Bianca: "Hush! Here she comes!"
9 Lucretia: "Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection ..."
10 Collatinus: "Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part ..."
11 Collatinus: "This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full ..."
12 Female Chorus: "Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? ..."