King Priam, Act III Scene 3: I clasp your knees, Achilles (Priam)

David Atherton, London Sinfonietta & Norman Bailey

Tippett: King Priam

1 MINUTE AND 15 SECONDS • OCT 31 1981

Album tracklist

1

King Priam, Act I: Prelude (Chorus)

01:30

2

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: What is it, Nurse? (Hecuba, Nurse, Priam)

03:44

3

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: Old man of Troy, you're welcome (Priam, Old Man)

02:25

4

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: Than am I no longer mother to this child (Hecuba, Old Man)

01:32

5

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: A father and a King (Priam)

01:54

6

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: The Queen is right (Priam)

01:18

7

King Priam, Act I Scene 1: Interlude I. Thus shall a story begin (Nurse, Old Man, Young Guard)

02:53

8

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: The bull is away over there (Huntsmen, Hector, Priam)

02:19

9

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: They have taken my bull (Paris, Hector)

01:59

10

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Father, he's a shepherd boy (Hector, Priam, Paris)

01:49

11

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: So I'd hoped it might be (Priam, Old Man)

05:03

12

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Interlude II. Ah, but life, life is a bitter charade (Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man, Wedding Guests)

04:41

13

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Ah, ah… (Helen, Paris)

05:15

14

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Divine go-between, that's who I am (Hermes, Paris)

02:11

15

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Lady Athene, if I honour you… (Paris, Athene)

00:53

16

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Lady Hera, if I honour you… (Paris, Hera, Hermes)

02:07

17

King Priam, Act I Scene 2: Aphrodite, if I honour you… (Paris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athene, Hermes)

02:16

18

King Priam, Act II Scene 1: So you've given up fighting! (Hector, Priam)

03:40

19

King Priam, Act II Scene 1: So Trojans honour Menelaus… (Priam, Paris)

01:24

20

King Priam, Act II Scene 1: Interlude I. Hermes, Hermes, with the winged feet come quick! (Old Man, Hermes)

01:33

21

King Priam, Act II Scene 2: O rich-soiled land (Achilles)

05:27

22

King Priam, Act II Scene 2: Why are you weeping, Patroclus? (Achilles, Patroclus)

04:56

23

King Priam, Act II Scene 2: Interlude II. O, o, what a threat to Troy (Old Man, Hermes)

01:35

24

King Priam, Ac II Scene 3: A hero in Achilles' armour… (Hermes, Paris, Priam)

01:22

25

King Priam, Ac II Scene 3: All Trojans, all fought bravely (Hector, Priam, Paris, Achilles, Old Man)

04:58

26

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Lady Andromache, should we not light the fire? (Serving Woman, Andromache)

04:52

27

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Daughter Andromache, you must go out… (Hecuba, Andromache)

02:14

28

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Did you hear? (Andromache, Helen, Hecuba)

01:23

29

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Let her rave (Helen)

04:40

30

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: O that my ears should hear impiety so gross! (Hecuba, Andromache, Helen)

03:48

31

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Now you shall go (Andromache, Hecuba, Serving Woman)

01:48

32

King Priam, Act III Scene 1: Interlude I. No… No… No… We have it from the runner (Serving Women)

01:39

33

King Priam, Act III Scene 2: What is happening? (Priam, Paris)

03:47

34

King Priam, Act III Scene 2: A crime (Young Guard, Old Man, Priam)

04:06

35

King Priam, Act III Scene 2: The soul will answer from where the pain is quickest (Nurse, Priam, Young Guard, Old Man)

05:26

36

King Priam, Act III Scene 2: Interlude II

03:04

37

King Priam, Act III Scene 3: Priam! Here! What is this? (Achilles, Priam)

01:50

38

King Priam, Act III Scene 3: I clasp your knees, Achilles (Priam)

01:15

39

King Priam, Act III Scene 3: Old man, I am touched (Achilles, Priam)

03:36

40

King Priam, Act III Scene 3: Interlude III

04:34

41

King Priam, Act III Scene 4: Where is my father, where is Priam? (Paris, Priam)

01:13

42

King Priam, Act III Scene 4: Ah, ah! Ah, ah! (Hecuba, Paris, Priam)

02:34

43

King Priam, Act III Scene 4: Ah, ha, ha, ha (Andromache, Paris, Priam)

01:43

44

King Priam, Act III Scene 4: Ah, ah! (Paris, Helen, Priam)

05:18

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King Priam, Act III Scene 3: I clasp your knees, Achilles (Priam)

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