Author(s): Virgil
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Great Epics and Tales
Catalogue No: NA427812
Barcode: 9789626342787
Release Date: 10/2002

VIRGIL: Aeneid (Abridged)

Virgil’s Aeneid, one of the greatest Classical poems, tells the story of Aeneas, son of Anchises, after the fall of Troy. His quest is to find the site ‘in the west’ where he will find a new town prophesied to be the seat of a world empire—Rome. This great poem, in a modern translation by Cecil Day Lewis, is superbly read by the great classical actor Paul Scofield, with Jill Balcon.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Virgil - Author
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
1Book I: I tell about war and the hero03:38
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
2Book I: JUNO: Shall I give up? Own myself beaten?02:27
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
3Book I: AEOLUS: O queen, it is for you to be fully aware what you ask01:32
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
4Book I: AENEAS: Oh, thrice and four times blessed01:53
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
5Book I: NEPTUNE: Does family pride tempt you to such impertinence?03:01
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
6Book I: Jupiter from high heaven looked down06:16
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
7Book I: NARRATOR: As they walked through the woods00:42
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
8Book I: Meanwhile the two pressed on apace, where the track pointed01:47
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
9Book I: There was a grove, most genial in its shade06:17
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
10Book I: ILLIONEUS: O queen, who under God, have founded a city00:29
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
11Book I: DIDO: Trojans, put fear away from your hearts, and forget your troubles!02:38
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
12Book I: AENEAS: I am here, before you, the one you look for04:03
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
13Book I: But Venus was meditating a new and artful scheme06:16
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
14Book II: All fell silent now, and their faces were all attention05:07
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
15Book II: AENEAS: We were tricked by cunning and crocodile tears04:01
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
16Book II: So now the sky rolled round, and night raced up from the ocean03:48
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
17Book II: Meantime, Troy was shaken through and through by her last pangs04:03
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
18Book II: AENEAS: Not the Trojans alone paid their account in blood04:38
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
19Book II: AENEAS: Inside the palace, all was confusion, groans, agony07:38
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
20Book II: VENUS: My son, what anguish suprs you to this ungoverned rage?06:05
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
21Book II: ANCHISES: O god omnipotent, if any prayers can sway you01:58
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
Disc 2
1Book II: AENEAS: Let little Ascanius walk beside me03:00
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
2Book II: AENEAS: For a start, I returned to the shadowed gate in the city wall04:17
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
3Book III: AENEAS: After the gods had seen fit to destroy our Asian empire03:11
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
4Book IV: But now for some while the queen had been growing more grieviously love-sick04:21
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
5Book IV: These words blew to a blaze the spark of love in the queen's heart05:48
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
6Book IV: So now, as Aurora was rising out of her ocean bed04:30
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
7Book IV: Jove Omnipotent bent down his gaze upon Dido's city06:33
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
8Book IV: DIDO: Unfaithful man, did you think you could do such a dreadful thing?07:13
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
9Book IV: With these words, Dido suddenly ended, and sick at heart04:49
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
10Book IV: But hapless Dido, frightened out of her wits by her destiny07:44
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
11Book IV: AENAS: Jump to it men! To your watch! Get to the rowing benches!02:00
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
12Book IV: Trembling, distraught by the terrible thing she was doing06:04
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
13Book V: Meanwhile, Aeneas held his fleet on its course through the deep sea02:24
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
14Book VI: At long last they slid to the shores of Euboean Cumae04:20
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
15Book VI: But the Sibyl, not yet submissive to Pheobus, there in her cavern07:14
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
16Book VI: Now the doves, as they fed, flitted on from spot to spot05:47
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
Disc 3
1Book VI: A dreadful ferryman looks after the crossing05:28
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
2Book VI: Huge Cerberus, monstrously couched in a cave confronting them03:26
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
3Book VI: AENEAS: Poor unhappy Dido, so the message was true that came to me03:33
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
4Book VI: Side by side they went the twilight way02:22
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
5Book VI: Deep in a green valley stood father Anchises03:02
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
6Book VI: When Anchises had finished he drew his son and the Sibyl06:56
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
7Book VI: ANCHISES: But Romans, never forget that government is your medium!04:24
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
8Book VII: Caeta too, who was nurse to Aeneas06:12
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
9Book VII: Aeneas, his lieutenants and fair Ascanius06:54
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
10Book VII: LATINUS: Trojans - oh yes, your city and line are not unknown to us04:12
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
11Book VII: Latinus received this speech of Illioneus with a gaze02:56
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
12Book VII: But look! From Argos, city of Inachus, now returning06:41
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
13Book VII: QUEEN OF LATINUS: Husband, must our Lavinia be wed to a Trojan, an outcast?06:08
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
14Book VII: TURNUS: I am not, as you seem to think, unaware08:28
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
15Book VII: While they fought over the plain there, with neither side prevailing05:36
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
16Book VII: Latinus said no more02:45
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
Disc 4
1Book VII: Five great towns establish workshops for the production of armaments01:00
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
2Book VII: NARRATOR: Thus the seeds of war were sown04:14
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
3Book XII: When Turnus saw that the Latins were crushed by defeat06:12
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
4Book XII: The morrow's dawn was just beginning to shower its light04:57
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
5Book XII: AENEAS: Let the sun witness my invocation now06:33
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
6Book XII: So saying, he ran forward and launched a weapon right at the foe06:45
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
7Book XII: Now while the victorious Turnus littered the battlefield with dead04:36
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
8Book XII: When he had spoken, Aeneas sallied forth in his might06:44
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
9Book XII: Aeneas and Turnus tore through the battle05:28
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
10Book XII: A further calamity now befell the war-weary Latins06:22
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
11Book XII: The picture of their changed fortunes struck Turnus dumb, bewildered him02:40
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
12Book XII: So then they drew apart, leaving a space in the midst for combat07:54
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
13Book XII: Meantime the king of all-powerful Olympus addresses Juno01:51
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
14Book XII: JUNO: It is because your wishes, great consort, were known to me07:25
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)
15Book XII: Turnus, shaking his head replied06:05
Scofield, Paul (Reader)
Balcon, Jill (Reader)
Stephens, Toby (Reader)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine (Reader)
McAndrew, John (Reader)
Thorne, Stephen (Reader)

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