Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Phaedra

Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford

• Released on 01/01/1990 by Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Main artist: (Dame) Janet Baker
• Genre: Classical

Phaedra, Op. 93 (Benjamin Britten)

1 In May, In Brilliant Athens

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:37

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steuart Bedford, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell, Author - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1977 Decca Music Group Limited

2 Oh Gods Of Wrath

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:02:50

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steuart Bedford, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell, Author - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1977 Decca Music Group Limited

3 My Time's Too Short, Your Highness

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:55

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steuart Bedford, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell, Author - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1977 Decca Music Group Limited

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1 (Benjamin Britten)

4 "Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart"

Peter Pears 00:02:38

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

5 "It Is An Axiom Among Kings"

Peter Pears 00:02:33

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

6 "Here the Thirsty Evening"

Peter Pears 00:02:53

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

7 "Who Reaches Heaven First"

Peter Pears 00:02:32

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

8 "Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"

Peter Pears 00:04:13

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

9 "Collatinus Is Politically Astute"

Peter Pears 00:04:29

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

10 "There Goes a Happy Man!"

Benjamin Luxon 00:04:14

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

11 "Tarquinius Does Not Dare"

Peter Pears 00:02:26

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

12 "My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"

Peter Pears 00:03:06

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

13 "Their Spinning-Wheel Unwinds"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:19

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

14 "Listen! I Heard a Knock"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:02:34

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

15 "Time Treads Upon the Hands Of Women"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:42

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

16 "The Oatmeal Slippers Of Sleep"

Peter Pears 00:07:37

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

DISC 2

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2 (Benjamin Britten)

1 "The Prosperity Of the Etruscans"

Peter Pears 00:07:19

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

2 "She Sleeps As a Rose"

Peter Pears 00:05:25

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

3 "Within This Frail Crucible Of Light"

Benjamin Luxon 00:04:25

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

4 "Lucretia!...What Do You Want?"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:56

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Luxon, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

5 Interlude: "Here In This Scene"

Peter Pears 00:04:06

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

6 "Oh! What a Lovely Day!"

Jenny Hill 00:04:26

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

7 "We'll Leave the Orchids For Lucretia"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:04:59

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

8 "Flowers Bring To Every Year"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:24

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

9 "You Were Right"

Jenny Hill 00:03:51

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

10 "Lucretia! Lucretia!"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:02:57

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Recording Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

11 "Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:29

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Recording Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

12 "This Dead Hand Lets Fall"

Peter Pears 00:04:08

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Shirley-Quirk, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Drake, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Hill, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

13 Epilogue: "Is It All?"

Peter Pears 00:05:20

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Harper, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Duncan, Author - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Woolcock, Producer, Assistant Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1971 Decca Music Group Limited

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
• Total length: 02:03:23

• Main artist: (Dame) Janet Baker
• Composer: Benjamin Britten
• Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

© 1990 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited