Purgatory (1966) Opera in One Act

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GORDON CROSSE
Purgatory (1966) Opera in One Act
Peter Bodenham (tenor) Glenville Hargreaves (baritone) / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Northern College of Music / Michael Lankester,

[ Lyrita / CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 20 March 2008

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"This edgy, ruthless, creepy and dissonant little two-hander is presented to best advantage. One cannot imagine needing another recording after this despite its three decades' vintage."
(MusicWeb March 2008)

Tracks:

1 Introduction - "Half-door, hall door" 3.47
2 "So you have come this path before?" 4.38
3 "But there are some Who do not care ..." 3.05
4 "My mother that was your grand-dam owned it" 4.57
5 "My God, but you had luck!" 3.26
6 "I stuck him with a knife" 6.29
7 "Deaf! Both deaf!" 5.11
8 "My father and my son on the same jack-knife!" 7.57