Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)

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Relationships

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1942 until 1945)
librettist:Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945)
part of:Peter Grimes: Act I: Scene 2 (movement) (order: 5)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1948-07-12 – 1948-07-17Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall3:22
1958-12Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act 1: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"Peter Pears, Marion Studholme, Iris Kells, Raymond Nilsson, James Pease, Jean Watson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten3:40
1978-05Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis4:07
1995-07-02 – 1995-08-31Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Balstrode - "For peace sake"partialAlan Opie, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox2:29
1995-07-02 – 1995-08-31Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Peter - "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"partialPhilip Langridge, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox3:41
2004-01-10 – 2004-01-12Peter Grimes: Act I: Now the Great Bear and the PleiadesliveJoseph Cullen, Alison Buchanan, Christopher Gillett, Jill Grove, London Symphony Chorus, Sally Matthews, Anthony Michaels‐Moore, Glenn Winslade, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis3:25
2019-11-25 – 2019-11-27Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and PleiadesBergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner2:28
Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and PleiadesGlenn Winslade, Christopher Gillett, Anthony Michaels‐Moore, Jill Grove, Sally Matthews, Alison Buchanan, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis3:31
Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink3:42