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Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

3 MINUTES AND 5 SECONDS • FEB 01 1994

Album Tracklist

1
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus)
05:47
2
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
03:05
3
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius, Mal
16:32
4
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Good night, Tarquinius! (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius, Male Chorus)
02:59
5
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Interlude: Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
03:07
6
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Lucretia! (Junius, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus)
05:50
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
03:04
8
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Time turns upon the hands of women (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus)
05:36
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, Fema
06:10
10
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness of their native soil (Lucia,
07:40
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose upon the night (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
03:01
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare (Male Chorus)
02:33
13
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Within this frail crucible of light (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
04:47
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Lucretia! (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
06:30
15
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Interlude: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
04:15
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: O what a lovely day (Lucia, Bianca)
06:39
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Hush! Here she comes! (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
03:37
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection (Lucretia, Bianca)
06:24
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part (Lucretia, Collatinus)
08:43
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full (Collatinus, Junius, Bianc
04:22
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? (Female Chorus, Male Cho
05:39
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
℗© 1994: Chandos Records