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composer:Benjamin Britten (from 1942 until 1945)
librettist:Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945)
part of:Peter Grimes: Act I: Scene 2 (movement) (order: 7)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1958-12Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act 1: "The bridge is down, we half swam over"David Kelly, Geraint Evans, Claire Watson, Raymond Nilsson, Jean Watson, Marion Studholme, Iris Kells, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten1:39
1978-05Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 2: "Old Joe has gone fishing"Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis3:54
1995-07-02 – 1995-08-31Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2. Hobson - "The bridge is down"Matthew Best, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox1:43
2004-01-10 – 2004-01-12Peter Grimes: Act I: For peace sake … Old Joe has gone fishing …liveJoseph Cullen, Alison Buchanan, Christopher Gillett, Jill Grove, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Chorus, Sally Matthews, Anthony Michaels‐Moore, Janice Watson, Glenn Winslade, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis3:52
2019-11-25 – 2019-11-27Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I Scene 2: The Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam OverBergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner1:39
Peter Grimes: Act: I, Scene II. "The bridge is down" (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink1:45