1 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:29 |
2 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:28 |
3 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:33 |
4 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius) | Benjamin Britten | 2:23 |
5 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 4:23 |
6 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius) | Benjamin Britten | 4:14 |
7 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius) | Benjamin Britten | 3:59 |
8 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:14 |
9 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:58 |
10 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia) | Benjamin Britten | 5:21 |
11 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia) | Benjamin Britten | 2:46 |
12 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia) | Benjamin Britten | 3:26 |
13 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 1:50 |
14 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act I, Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia) | Benjamin Britten | 5:23 |
1 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca) | Benjamin Britten | 7:29 |
2 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:59 |
3 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:11 |
4 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 4:01 |
5 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 5:47 |
6 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 3:51 |
7 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca) | Benjamin Britten | 5:55 |
8 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia) | Benjamin Britten | 3:27 |
9 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca) | Benjamin Britten | 3:18 |
10 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius) | Benjamin Britten | 2:39 |
11 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia) | Benjamin Britten | 4:50 |
12 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus) | Benjamin Britten | 3:28 |
13 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 3:57 |
14 | The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37: Act II, Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 5:13 |