Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, and Phaedra
Janet Baker (Lucretia), Peter Pears (Male Chorus), Heather Harper (Female Chorus), Benjamin Luxon (Tarquinius), Bryan Drake (Junius), John Shirley-Quirk (Collatinus), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Bianca), Jenny Hill (Lucia)
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford
two outstanding performances by Dame Janet Baker, recorded at the peak of her career...Luxon makes the selfish Tarquinius into a living character...The seductive beauty of the writing - Britten... — More…
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Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93
Work length15:22
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- Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Steuart Bedford
- Recorded: 1977-03-31
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey
In May, In Brilliant Athens
Track length6:37
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Oh Gods Of Wrath
Track length2:50
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My Time's Too Short, Your Highness
Track length5:55
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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Work length1:48:02
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- Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Peter Pears (tenor), Jenny Hill (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Drake (baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Benjamin Britten
- Recorded: 1970-07-20
- Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
"Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart"
Track length2:38
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"It Is An Axiom Among Kings"
Track length2:33
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"Here the Thirsty Evening"
Track length2:53
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