Product Overview
Britten: Peter Grimes / Decca 3x LP 1959 Stereo
SXL 2150-2
Label: Decca – SXL 2150-2
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1959
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Opera, Modern
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 |
- Baritone Vocals [Ned Keene] – Geraint Evans
- Baritone Vocals [Swallow, Bass-Bariton] – Owen Brannigan
- Bass Vocals [Captain Balstrode] – James Pease
- Bass Vocals [Hobson] – David Kelly (7)
- 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 (36)
- Mastered By [Sides A B D E F] – E (24)
- 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 (2)
- 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 (2)
- Words By – Montagu Slater
