Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes

Tracklist

Peter Grimes
A.a	Prologue - Peter Grimes ! Peter Grimes !
A.b	Interlude 1 (Dawn)
A.c	Act 1 - Scene 1 - Oh, Hang At Open Doors The Net, The Cork
B.a	Act 1. Scene 1. And Do You Prefer The Storm?
B.b	Interlude II (Storm)
B.c	Act 1. Scene II (Concl.) : Past Time To Close !
C.a	Act II. Interlude III (Sunday Morning)
C.b	Scene 1. "Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight"
D.a	Act II. Scene 1. We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start.
D.b	Interlude IV (Passacaglia)
D.c	Scene II (Concl.) : Go There ! Go There! Go There ! Here's Your Sea Boots
E.a	Act 3. Interlude V (Moonlight)
E.b	Scene 1. "Assign Your Prettiness To Me ...."
E.c	Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness
F.a	Act 3. Scene 1. Mr. Swallow ! Mr. Swallow !
F.b	Interlude VI
F.c	Scene II (Concl.) : Steady ! There You Are ! Nearly Home !
F.d	Sail Out Till You Lose Sight Of The Moot Hall Then Sink The Boat

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Published By – Hawkes & Son

Credits

• Baritone Vocals [Ned Keene] – Geraint Evans
• Baritone Vocals [Swallow, Bass-Bariton] – Owen Brannigan
• Bass Vocals [Captain Balstrode] – James Pease
• Bass Vocals [Hobson] – David Kelly
• Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson
• Composed By, Music By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Contralto Vocals [Auntie] – Jean Watson
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Liner Notes [About The Recording] – Eric Smith*
• Liner Notes [Introduction] – George Lascelles
• Liner Notes [Synopsis] – Peggie Cochrane
• Mastered By [Side C] – D
• Mastered By [Sides A B D E F] – E
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs. Sedley] – Lauris Elms
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Other [Derived From The Poem By] – George Crabbe
• Photography By [Cover Photos] – Adam Woolfitt
• Photography By [Photos In Text] – Hans Wild
• Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
• Soprano Vocals [Ellen Orford] – Claire Watson
• Soprano Vocals [Niece 1] – Marion Studholme
• Soprano Vocals [Niece 2] – Iris Kells
• Tenor Vocals [Bob Boles] – Raymond Nilsson
• Tenor Vocals [Peter Grimes] – Peter Pears
• Tenor Vocals [The Rector] – John Lanigan
• Treble Vocals [John] – Marcus Norman
• Words By – Montagu Slater

Notes

ED1 first label.
Compartment ed red vinyl wallet with gold print. Illustrated notes, no libretto.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SXL 2150-2, SXL 2150-1-2	Benjamin Britten	Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP, Gat)	Decca, Decca	SXL 2150-2, SXL 2150-1-2	UK	1959
475 7713	Pears* / Watson* / Britten*	Pears* / Watson* / Britten* - Peter Grimes ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Decca	475 7713	UK	2006
SXL 2150, SXL 2151, SXL 2152	Benjamin Britten	Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP, RE + Box)	Decca, Decca, Decca	SXL 2150, SXL 2151, SXL 2152	UK	1959
414 577-2	Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Peter Grimes ‎(3xCD, Album, RE + Box)	Decca	414 577-2	UK	1985
OSA 1305	Benjamin Britten	Peter Grimes ‎(3xLP)	London Records	OSA 1305	US	1959