℗ 2013 Signum Records
| Released | June 14, 2013 |
| Duration | 2h 17m 34s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD348 |
| Genre | Classical (Opera) |
Britten: Peter Grimes (Live)
The Britten Centenary Production
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Peter Grimes, Op. 13
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1.1
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Prologue: Peter Grimes (Hobson, Swallow, Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:31 | |||
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1.2
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Prologue: You sailed your boat round the coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:20 | |||
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1.3
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Prologue: Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Swallow, Hobson, Peter, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:09 | |||
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1.4
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Prologue: The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter, Ellen)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:55 | |||
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1.5
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Prologue: Interlude I: Dawn
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:47 | |||
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1.6
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Act I, Scene I: Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
4:20 | |||
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1.7
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Act I, Scene I: Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:05 | |||
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1.8
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Act I, Scene I: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:21 | |||
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1.9
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Act I, Scene I: I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Ned, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:54 | |||
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1.10
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Act I, Scene I: Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:59 | |||
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1.11
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Act I, Scene I: Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:35 | |||
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1.12
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Act I, Scene I: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:24 | |||
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1.13
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Act I, Scene I: They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:35 | |||
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1.14
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Act I, Scene I: What harbour shelters peace (Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:02 | |||
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1.15
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Act I, Scene I: Interlude II: Storm
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
4:05 | |||
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1.16
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Act I, Scene II: Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:22 | |||
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1.17
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Act I, Scene II: Loud man (Auntie, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
0:59 | |||
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1.18
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Act I, Scene II: There's been a landslide up the coast (Fisherman, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
0:59 | |||
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1.19
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Act I, Scene II: No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
0:31 | |||
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1.20
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Act I, Scene II: Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:18 | |||
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1.21
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Act I, Scene II: Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:33 | |||
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1.22
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Act I, Scene II: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:33 | |||
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1.23
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Act I, Scene II: For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:29 | |||
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1.24
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Act I, Scene II: The bridge is down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:32 | |||
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1.25
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Act II, Interlude III: Sunday Morning
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:25 | |||
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1.26
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Act II, Scene I: Glitter of waves (Ellen)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:28 | |||
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1.27
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Act II, Scene I: Now that the daylight fills the sky (Ellen, Rector, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:38 | |||
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1.28
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Act II, Scene I: Child you're not too young (Ellen, Rector, Peter, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:10 | |||
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1.29
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Act II, Scene I: This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
4:18 | |||
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1.30
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Act II, Scene I: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:13 | |||
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1.31
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Act II, Scene I: People ... No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:12 | |||
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2.1
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Act II, Scene I: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:15 | |||
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2.2
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Act II, Scene I: Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
0:46 | |||
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2.3
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Act II, Scene I: Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:01 | |||
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2.4
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Act II, Scene I: From the gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
4:01 | |||
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2.5
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Act II, Scene I: Interlude IV: Passacaglia
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
5:28 | |||
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2.6
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Act II, Scene II: Go there (Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:54 | |||
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2.7
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Act II, Scene II: They listen to money (Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
5:01 | |||
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2.8
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Act II, Scene II: Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:08 | |||
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2.9
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Act II, Scene II: Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:59 | |||
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2.10
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Act III, Interlude V: Moonlight
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:39 | |||
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2.11
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Act III, Scene I: Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:11 | |||
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2.12
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Act III, Scene I: Mr. Keene (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:26 | |||
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2.13
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Act III, Scene I: Murder most foul it is (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:22 | |||
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2.14
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Act III, Scene I: Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:43 | |||
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2.15
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Act III, Scene I: Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
4:48 | |||
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2.16
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Act III, Scene I: Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
1:54 | |||
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2.17
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Act III, Scene I: Who holds himself apart (Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
3:27 | |||
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2.18
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Act III, Scene I: Interlude VI
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:08 | |||
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2.19
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Act III, Scene II: Grimes! (Voices, Peter)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
5:08 | |||
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2.20
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Act III, Scene II: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
2:22 | |||
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2.21
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Act III, Scene II: To those who pass the Borough (Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten; The Britten Centenary Production; Britten-Pears Orchestra; Steuart Bedford |
5:11 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Five Stars ... (Oke's) is a strong, ballasted performance ... deeply moving in its simple strength and keen imagination ... there's much to relish throughout this handpicked cast."
- BBC Music Magazine
"The mix here is imperceptible and the sound unobtrusive; (the) engineer deserves a credit twice the size and conductor Steuart Bedford pulls off an extraordinary feat of coherence and endurance. There used to be two great Grimes on record: Peter Pears and Jon Vickers. Now there are three."
- Sinfini Music
Steuart Bedford leads a vast and accomplished ensemble on this live recording of Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
For Signum / Floating Earth Engineer: Mike Hatch / Floating Earth Producer: Nick Parker Editor: Dave Rowell Executive Producer: Steve Long
For Signum / Floating Earth Engineer: Mike Hatch / Floating Earth Producer: Nick Parker Editor: Dave Rowell Executive Producer: Steve Long
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.17 -12.14 to -0.10 | -27.04 -39.20 to -18.73 | -22.88 -35.10 to -14.90 | 13 10 to 16 | |
| 1.1 | Prologue: Peter Grimes (Hobson, Swallow, Peter) | -7.60 | -31.23 | -27.0 | 16 |
| 1.2 | Prologue: You sailed your boat round the coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Hobson, Ellen, Chorus) | -2.82 | -29.45 | -24.9 | 16 |
| 1.3 | Prologue: Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Swallow, Hobson, Peter, Chorus) | -3.69 | -26.02 | -22.3 | 14 |
| 1.4 | Prologue: The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter, Ellen) | -8.46 | -30.22 | -24.5 | 13 |
| 1.5 | Prologue: Interlude I: Dawn | -2.79 | -26.99 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 1.6 | Act I, Scene I: Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus) | -1.36 | -27.11 | -23.3 | 15 |
| 1.7 | Act I, Scene I: Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus) | -7.31 | -29.50 | -25.9 | 14 |
| 1.8 | Act I, Scene I: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson) | -3.64 | -27.14 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 1.9 | Act I, Scene I: I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Ned, Chorus) | -3.77 | -26.19 | -22.4 | 12 |
| 1.10 | Act I, Scene I: Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned) | -1.83 | -26.24 | -22.3 | 12 |
| 1.11 | Act I, Scene I: Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus) | -0.49 | -21.08 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 1.12 | Act I, Scene I: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter) | -4.69 | -28.04 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 1.13 | Act I, Scene I: They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode) | -3.45 | -25.17 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 1.14 | Act I, Scene I: What harbour shelters peace (Peter) | -6.06 | -26.17 | -22.8 | 10 |
| 1.15 | Act I, Scene I: Interlude II: Storm | -1.34 | -21.05 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 1.16 | Act I, Scene II: Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces) | -3.33 | -25.94 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 1.17 | Act I, Scene II: Loud man (Auntie, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley) | -7.76 | -29.19 | -26.2 | 12 |
| 1.18 | Act I, Scene II: There's been a landslide up the coast (Fisherman, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie) | -5.93 | -30.60 | -26.0 | 13 |
| 1.19 | Act I, Scene II: No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus) | -5.93 | -27.89 | -23.6 | 13 |
| 1.20 | Act I, Scene II: Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus) | -3.57 | -27.75 | -23.3 | 12 |
| 1.21 | Act I, Scene II: Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus) | -0.10 | -22.83 | -16.8 | 13 |
| 1.22 | Act I, Scene II: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus) | -4.90 | -29.47 | -25.1 | 16 |
| 1.23 | Act I, Scene II: For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter) | -1.59 | -22.07 | -18.9 | 12 |
| 1.24 | Act I, Scene II: The bridge is down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter) | -1.11 | -22.74 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 1.25 | Act II, Interlude III: Sunday Morning | -2.88 | -23.24 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 1.26 | Act II, Scene I: Glitter of waves (Ellen) | -5.38 | -27.08 | -23.6 | 12 |
| 1.27 | Act II, Scene I: Now that the daylight fills the sky (Ellen, Rector, Chorus) | -6.85 | -29.62 | -26.1 | 14 |
| 1.28 | Act II, Scene I: Child you're not too young (Ellen, Rector, Peter, Chorus) | -7.40 | -29.27 | -24.7 | 13 |
| 1.29 | Act II, Scene I: This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus) | -1.15 | -25.45 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 1.30 | Act II, Scene I: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus) | -3.48 | -26.05 | -22.5 | 14 |
| 1.31 | Act II, Scene I: People ... No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus) | -1.34 | -23.41 | -18.8 | 14 |
| 2.1 | Act II, Scene I: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus) | -0.49 | -19.88 | -15.7 | 12 |
| 2.2 | Act II, Scene I: Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus) | -2.70 | -23.39 | -19.5 | 12 |
| 2.3 | Act II, Scene I: Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus) | -0.65 | -22.42 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 2.4 | Act II, Scene I: From the gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen) | -4.05 | -27.06 | -22.3 | 13 |
| 2.5 | Act II, Scene I: Interlude IV: Passacaglia | -2.11 | -25.33 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 2.6 | Act II, Scene II: Go there (Peter) | -0.34 | -26.86 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 2.7 | Act II, Scene II: They listen to money (Peter) | -4.08 | -29.29 | -24.9 | 16 |
| 2.8 | Act II, Scene II: Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus) | -2.63 | -25.36 | -20.9 | 13 |
| 2.9 | Act II, Scene II: Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned) | -9.45 | -33.92 | -28.7 | 14 |
| 2.10 | Act III, Interlude V: Moonlight | -5.15 | -27.27 | -23.8 | 13 |
| 2.11 | Act III, Scene I: Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned) | -4.37 | -27.59 | -23.8 | 13 |
| 2.12 | Act III, Scene I: Mr. Keene (Mrs. Sedley, Ned) | -9.95 | -33.16 | -29.5 | 15 |
| 2.13 | Act III, Scene I: Murder most foul it is (Mrs. Sedley, Ned) | -9.12 | -31.83 | -28.7 | 15 |
| 2.14 | Act III, Scene I: Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode) | -8.94 | -31.27 | -27.8 | 14 |
| 2.15 | Act III, Scene I: Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode) | -6.28 | -29.11 | -24.5 | 13 |
| 2.16 | Act III, Scene I: Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson) | -2.53 | -25.92 | -22.5 | 12 |
| 2.17 | Act III, Scene I: Who holds himself apart (Chorus) | -0.56 | -18.73 | -14.9 | 10 |
| 2.18 | Act III, Scene I: Interlude VI | -0.87 | -27.16 | -21.7 | 12 |
| 2.19 | Act III, Scene II: Grimes! (Voices, Peter) | -4.61 | -29.58 | -23.0 | 15 |
| 2.20 | Act III, Scene II: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode) | -12.14 | -39.20 | -35.1 | 14 |
| 2.21 | Act III, Scene II: To those who pass the Borough (Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Chorus) | -3.68 | -27.25 | -22.3 | 14 |