Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028945964829
Format: Box set
Label: DG
Manufacturer: DG
MPN: 459648
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: DG
Release Date: August 09, 1999
Running Time: 133 minutes
Studio: DG

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Disc 1:

1. Prelude - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
2. "The woods are green" - Deborah York, Ian Bostridge, Martin Robson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
3. "Anne, my dear" (Trulove) - Martin Robson, Deborah York, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
4. "Here I stand" / "Since it is not by merit" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
5. "Tom Rakewell?" (Nick) - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
6. "Fair lady, gracious gentlemen" / "I wished but once" - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, Deborah York, Martin Robson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
7. "I'll call the coachman, sir" - John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Martin Robson
8. "Farewell for now" (Anne) - John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra, Deborah York, Ian Bostridge
9. "All is ready, sir" (Nick) - John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge
10. "Dear father Trulove" / "Laughter and light" - Ian Bostridge, Deborah York, Martin Robson, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
11. "With air commanding and weapon handy" - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
12. "Come, Tom" - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, Anne Howells, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
13. "Soon dawn will glitter" (Whores) - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
14. "Sisters of Venus, Brothers of Mars" (Shadow) - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
15. "Love, too frequently betrayed" - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
16. "How sad a song" (Whores) - Anne Howells, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
17. "The sun is bright, the grass is green" - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
18. "No word from Tom" - Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
19. "Quietly, night" (Anne) - Deborah York, Martin Robson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
20. "My father! Can I desert him" (Anne) - Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
21. "I go, I go to him" (Anne) - Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
22. "Vary the song, O London, change!" - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
23. "Nature, green unnatural mother" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
24. "Always the quarry" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
25. "Master, are you alone?" (Nick) - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
26. "Come master, observe the host" (Nick) - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
27. "In youth the panting slave" (Nick) - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
28. "My tale shall be told" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
29. Introduction - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
30. "How strange" / "O heart be stronger"(Anne) - Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
31. "Anne! here!" - Ian Bostridge, Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
32. "My love, am I to remain in here for ever?" - Anne Sofie von Otter, Deborah York, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
33. "Could it then have been known" (Anne) - Deborah York, Ian Bostridge, Anne Sofie von Otter, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
34. "I have not run away dear heart" (Baba) - Anne Sofie von Otter, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir

Disc 2:

1. "As I was saying" / "Come, sweet, come" / Scorned! Abused!" - Anne Sofie von Otter, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
2. "My heart is cold, I cannot weep" - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
3. Pantomime - "Fa la la" (Nick) - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
4. "O I wish it were true" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
5. "Thanks to this excellent device" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
6. "Forgive me, master" (Shadow) - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
7. "Ruin, Disaster, Shame" - Deborah York, Peter Bronder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
8. "Ladies, both fair and gracious" (Sellem) - Peter Bronder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
9. "Who hears me, knows me" / "Seven - eleven" / "Behold it, Roman, moral" / "Fifteen - and a half" / "Wonderful" / "An unknown object draws us" / "Fifty - fifty-five" - Peter Bronder, Anne Sofie von Otter, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
10. "Sold! Annoyed!" / "Now what was that!" - Anne Sofie von Otter, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, Deborah York, Peter Bronder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
11. "You love him" / "If boys had wings" - Anne Sofie von Otter, Deborah York, Peter Bronder, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
12. "I go to him" / "Who cares a fig" - Deborah York, Anne Sofie von Otter, Peter Bronder, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
13. Prelude - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
14. "How dark and dreadful is this place" - Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
15. "Very well, then, my dear and good Tom" - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
16. "Well, then" - "My heart is wild with fear" - Bryn Terfel, Ian Bostridge, Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
17. "I burn! I burn! I freeze!" - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
18. "With roses crowned" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
19. "Prepare yourselves, heroic shades" / "Madmen's words are all untrue" / "Leave all love and hope behind" - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
20. "There he is. Have no fear" - Julian Clarkson, Deborah York, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
21. "I have waited" (Anne) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
22. "In a foolish dream" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
23. "I am exceedingly weary" (Tom) - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
24. "Gently, little boat" - Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
25. "Anne, my dear, the tale is ended now" (Trulove) - Martin Robson, Deborah York, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
26. "Every wearied body" (Anne) - Deborah York, Martin Robson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
27. "Where art thou Venus?" - Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
28. "Mourn for Adonis" (Chorus) - London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
29. "Good people, just a moment" - Deborah York, Anne Sofie von Otter, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, Martin Robson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
This release makes one wonder if there is any music John Eliot Gardiner can't conduct well. Here, for what is probably the first time on CD, Gardiner goes for Stravinsky, and while a nitpicker might point out that Rake is Stravinsky's "Mozartean" opera, let's face it--it's real Stravinsky. Gardiner manages the composer's angles and strange rhythms superbly, and he concentrates on the lower instruments as well (the engineers assist nicely throughout), leading a fleet, ironic performance of this tough work while underlining the score's sweetnesses as well. It doesn't hurt that he has the finest cast available: Bryn Terfel's Nick Shadow is amazingly nuanced, and only once or twice does the great bass-baritone do his infamous "whispering act." He's positively chilling in the graveyard scene. And what can one say about Ian Bostridge as the titular rake? When he says, "I wish I had money!" in Act I, he's Everyman; he wins us over and we feel for him no matter how stupid he is. He's a bit stressed at the very top of his range in the one or two forte passages, but considering how clever this artist is, it wouldn't be a surprise if he's doing it on purpose. Deborah York is such a fine Anne--singing with clean, white, innocent tone--that she even outdoes Dawn Upshaw's splendid portrayal. Anne Sophie Von Otter sings Baba's music impeccably (and in unaccented English), but, as usual, she seems more distinguished and artistic than moving. This set is now at the top of the pack; if you've been wondering about this opera and were wondering when and where to get your feet wet, go no further. --Robert Levine




Rating: - Brimming with wit and charm
This set captures such excellent, vivid and clear performances that the story leaps out by just listening. You won't really even need to follow the printed libretto. Every single character is perfectly sung and the orchestra and conductor are in top form. The whole thing brims with wit and charm making it very very enjoyable. I have listened to it several times already.

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Rating: - A performance that totally absorbs you
You don't need to see this opera - you just need to listen to this recording. There's such a sense of life and energy about the playing and the singing that you're completely drawn in, and it's difficult to listen to just one track without wanting to hear the whole thing. It's a great piece - wonderfully accessible and musically one of the most colourful operas in the business. A great recording.

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