STRAVINSKY, I.: Rake's Progress (The) [Opera] (West, Garrison, Woodley, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Craft) (Stravinsky, Vol. 11)
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Composer(s): Stravinsky, Igor
Lyricist(s): Auden, Wystan Hugh; Kallman, Chester
Conductor(s): Craft, Robert
Orchestra(s): Orchestra of St. Luke's
Choir(s): Gregg Smith Singers
Artist(s): Cheek, John; Garrison, Jon; Johnson, Jeffrey; Love, Shirley; Lowery, Melvin; West, Jayne; White, Wendy; Woodley, Arthur
Label: Naxos
Series: Opera Classics
Genre: Opera
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.660272-73
Barcode: 730099027274
Release Date: 05/2009

STRAVINSKY, I.: Rake's Progress (The) [Opera] (West, Garrison, Woodley, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Craft) (Stravinsky, Vol. 11)

Robert Craft first met Stravinsky on the same day that Auden delivered the completed libretto to the composer, and was directly involved in what he describes as “the first step” in the composition of The Rake’s Progress. This was principally with regard to helping Stravinsky master the pronunciation, vocabulary and rhythms of the English text, and sharing the composer’s excitement as the brilliantly conceived score took shape. This 1993 recording, conducted by Craft, is no less significant than Stravinsky’s 1953 Metropolitan Opera recording, available on Naxos Historical 8.111266–67.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Stravinsky, Igor
Kallman, Chester - Lyricist
Auden, Wystan Hugh - Lyricist
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Love, Shirley (mezzo-soprano)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Johnson, Jeffrey (bass)
1 Prelude 00:32
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
2 Act I Scene 1: Duet and Trio: The woods are green… (Anne, Tom, Trulove) 03:17
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
3 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Anne, my dear… (Trulove, Anne, Tom) 00:54
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
4 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Here I stand… (Tom) 00:50
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
5 Act I Scene 1: Aria: Since it is not by merit… (Tom) 01:31
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
6 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Tom Rakewell? (Nick, Tom) 01:25
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
7 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Fair lady… (Nick) 01:57
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
8 Act I Scene 1: Quartet: I wished but once… (Tom, Nick, Anne, Trulove) 03:08
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
9 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: I'll call the coachman, sir (Nick, Trulove) 00:11
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
10 Act I Scene 1: Duettino: Farewell, farewell… (Anne, Tom) 01:13
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
11 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: All is ready, sir (Nick, Tom) 00:46
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
12 Act I Scene 1: Arioso: Dear Father Trulove… (Tom) 01:21
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
13 Act I Scene 1: Terzettino: Laughter and light… (Tom, Anne, Trulove, Nick) 01:22
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
14 Act I Scene 2: Chorus: With air commanding… (Roaring boys, Whores) 02:27
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
15 Act I Scene 2: Recitative and Scene: Come, Tom… (Nick, Mother Goose, Tom) 03:31
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Love, Shirley (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
16 Act I Scene 2: Chorus: Soon dawn will glitter… (Roaring boys, Whores, Nick) 00:36
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
17 Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Brothers of Mars… (Nick) 00:56
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
18 Act I Scene 2: Cavatina: Love, too frequently betrayed… (Tom) 02:21
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
19 Act I Scene 2: Chorus: How sad a song (Whores, Mother Goose) 00:49
Love, Shirley (mezzo-soprano)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
20 Act I Scene 2: Chorus: The sun is bright (Chorus, Nick) 02:09
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
21 Act I Scene 3: Introduction 00:48
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
22 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: No word from Tom (Anne) 00:52
West, Jayne (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
23 Act I Scene 3: Aria: Quietly, night… (Anne) 02:03
West, Jayne (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
24 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: My father! (Anne) 00:54
West, Jayne (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
25 Act I Scene 3: Cabaletta: I go, I go to him (Anne) 02:45
West, Jayne (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
26 Act II Scene 1: Introduction 00:36
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
27 Act II Scene 1: Aria: Vary the song (Tom) 02:00
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
28 Act II Scene 1: Recitative: O Nature, green unnatural mother… (Tom) 02:08
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
29 Act II Scene 1: Aria: Always the quarry… (Tom) 01:23
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
30 Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Master, are you alone? (Nick, Tom) 02:31
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
31 Act II Scene 1: Aria: In youth the panting slave… (Nick) 02:08
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
32 Act II Scene 1: Duet-Finale: My tale shall be told… (Tom, Nick) 02:10
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
33 Act II Scene 2: Introduction 01:31
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
34 Act II Scene 2: Recitative and Arioso: How strange! (Anne) 03:06
West, Jayne (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
35 Act II Scene 2: Duet: Anne! Here! (Tom, Anne) 02:15
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
36 Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My love, am I to remain in here forever? (Baba, Ann, Tom) 00:56
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
37 Act II Scene 2: Trio: Could it then… (Anne, Tom, Baba) 02:45
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
38 Act II Scene 2: Finale: I have not run away… (Baba, Tom, Town People) 02:03
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
39 Act II Scene 3: Aria: As I was saying… (Baba, Tom) 01:40
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
40 Act II Scene 3: Baba's Song (Baba) 00:21
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
41 Act II Scene 3: Aria: Scorned! Abused! Neglected! (Baba) 01:34
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
42 Act II Scene 3: Recitative: My heart is cold… (Tom) 00:16
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
43 Act II Scene 3: Pantomime (Nick) 00:58
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
44 Act II Scene 3: Recitative - Arioso - Recitative: Awake? (Nick, Tom) 01:44
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
45 Act II Scene 3: Duet: Thanks to this excellent device… (Tom, Nick) 01:41
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
46 Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Forgive me, master… (Nick, Tom) 02:12
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Act III Scene 1: Ruin, Disaster, Shame (Town People, Anne, Sellem) 03:08
West, Jayne (soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
2 Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Ladies, both fair and gracious… (Sellem) 01:25
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
3 Act III Scene 1: Aria: Who hears me, knows me… (Sellem, Chorus, Baba) 03:31
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
4 Act III Scene 1: Aria: Sold! Annoyed! (Baba, Chorus, Tom, Nick) 00:55
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
5 Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Now, what was that? (Chorus, Baba, Anne, Sellem) 01:00
West, Jayne (soprano)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
6 Act III Scene 1: Duet: You love him, seek to set him right… (Baba, Anne, Sellem, Chorus) 03:29
West, Jayne (soprano)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
7 Act III Scene 1: Ballad Tune: If boys had wings and girls had stings… (Tom, Nick, Anne, Baba, Sellem, Chorus) 00:25
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
8 Act III Scene 1: Stretto-finale: I go to him… (Anne, Baba, Sellem, Chorus) 00:51
West, Jayne (soprano)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Lowery, Melvin (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
9 Act III Scene 1: Ballad Tune: Who cares a fig… (Tom, Nick, Baba, Chorus) 00:58
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
10 Act III Scene 2: Prelude 01:36
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
11 Act III Scene 2: Duet: How dark, how dark and dreadful is this place (Tom, Nick) 04:03
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
12 Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Very well then… (Nick, Tom) 01:21
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
13 Act III Scene 2: Duet: Well, then. My heart is wild with fear… (Nick, Tom, Anne) 10:28
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
14 Act III Scene 3: Introduction 00:37
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
15 Act III Scene 3: Arioso: Prepare yourselves… (Tom) 01:00
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
16 Act III Scene 3: Dialogue: Madmen's words are all untrue… (Madmen, Tom) 00:24
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
17 Act III Scene 3: Chorus-minuet: Leave all love and hope behind! (Madmen) 01:12
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
18 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: There he is… (Keeper, Tom, Anne) 00:50
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Johnson, Jeffrey (bass)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
19 Act III Scene 3: Arioso: I have waited (Tom) 00:58
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
20 Act III Scene 3: Duet: In a foolish dream… (Tom, Anne) 02:43
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
21 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: I am exceeding weary (Tom) 00:59
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
22 Act III Scene 3: Lullaby: Gently, little boat (Anne, Chorus) 02:32
West, Jayne (soprano)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
23 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Anne, my dear… (Trulove, Anne) 00:41
West, Jayne (soprano)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
24 Act III Scene 3: Duettino: Every wearied body must… (Anne, Trulove) 01:35
West, Jayne (soprano)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
25 Act III Scene 3: Finale: Where art thou, Venus? (Tom, Chorus) 03:15
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
26 Act III Scene 3: Mourning-chorus: Mourn for Adonis (Chorus) 01:06
Gregg Smith Singers (Choir)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
27 Act III Scene 3: Epilogue: Good people, just a moment… (Anne, Baba, Tom, Nick, Trulove) 02:31
West, Jayne (soprano)
Garrison, Jon (tenor)
Woodley, Arthur (baritone)
Cheek, John (bass-baritone)
White, Wendy (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:08:09

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