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The Rape of Lucretia

Benjamin Britten · 1994

116 min · 21 tracks · classical music

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Disc 1

  • 1 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart... 5:47
  • 2 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light... 3:05
  • 3 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher... 16:31
  • 4 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Good night, Tarquinius! 2:58
  • 5 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake 3:06
  • 6 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Lucretia! 5:49
  • 7 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate... 3:03
  • 8 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: Time turns upon the hands of women... 5:35
  • 9 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger... 6:09

Disc 2

  • 1 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness... 7:39
  • 2 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: She sleeps as a rose upon the night... 3:01
  • 3 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare... 2:32
  • 4 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Within this frail crucible of light... 4:47
  • 5 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia! 6:29
  • 6 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin... 4:14
  • 7 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: O what a lovely day... 6:38
  • 8 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Hush! Here she comes! 3:37
  • 9 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection... 6:24
  • 10 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part... 8:42
  • 11 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full... 4:21
  • 12 The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? 5:38

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