Anthony Davis: Amistad

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Mark Baker, Mark S. Doss, Thomas Young, Stephen West & Florence Quivar

2008-01-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Amistad, Act I: Overture
  3:12
• 2
  Amistad, Act I, Scene I: Aria "The unknown is my realm"
  7:11
• 3
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: Duet "We may yet get away"
  4:25
• 4
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "Lord, you cannot see"
  1:04
• 5
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "It's an English word, an Englishman's word"
  2:52
• 6
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: Recitative "Land! We've hit land!"
  1:37
• 7
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "Ahoy there. Who are you?"
  2:12
• 8
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "Not just Nduo. Not just a slave"
  1:53
• 9
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "We, at last, have come to naught."
  3:10
• 10
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: Recitative "He's mad too"
  1:02
• 11
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: "I believe, sir. You should be glad for your life"
  1:17
• 12
  Amistad, Act I, Scene II: Aria "And me, am I save' ?"
  0:59
• 13
  Amistad, Act I, Scene III: Parade I
  0:50
• 14
  Amistad, Act I, Scene III: "So these are the savages"
  3:23
• 15
  Amistad, Act I, Scene III: Aria "They yap and snap"
  1:41
• 16
  Amistad, Act I, Scene IV: Aria "They wanted a girl"
  4:59
• 17
  Amistad, Act I, Scene IV: "Chief, what will become of us?"
  0:57
• 18
  Amistad, Act I, Scene IV: Aria "The past is fading daylight"
  4:14
• 19
  Amistad, Act I, Scene IV: Parade II
  0:31
• 20
  Amistad, Act I, Scene I: "The base of his brain"
  2:04
• 21
  Amistad, Act I, Scene V: "Deep in the festering hold"
  2:23
• 22
  Amistad, Act I, Scene V: "We are grateful, sir"
  3:06
• 23
  Amistad, Act I, Scene V: "This is where the case lies"
  1:49
• 24
  Amistad, Act I, Scene V: Aria "The greatest liberty"
  4:59
• 1
  Amistad, Act II, Scene I: Sextet "It's quite a show
  2:40
• 2
  Amistad, Act II, Scene II: Aria "The moonlight died"
  4:31
• 3
  Amistad, Act II, Scene III: "Mr. President"
  2:29
• 4
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IV: Aria "That day, each get one banana"
  3:23
• 5
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IV: "I see we're in a spot"
  0:30
• 6
  Amistad, Act II, Scene V: Sextet "We thought they came for salt"
  5:03
• 7
  Amistad, Act II, Scene V: Aria "In this white village"
  2:19
• 8
  Amistad, Act II, Scene V: Recitative "They were forced"
  0:16
• 9
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VI: Aria "They come as if from the heavens"
  9:58
• 10
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: "How did you come to kill?"
  1:57
• 11
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: "Nansi, Brer Nansi"
  3:06
• 12
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: "C'mon now, the party's over"
  1:00
• 13
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: Recitative "These fools don' b'lieve you"
  1:01
• 14
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: "I'm not like you"
  1:44
• 15
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VII: Orchestral introduction to scene VIII
  1:11
• 16
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VIII: Aria "It's time to take the helm"
  2:00
• 17
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VIII: The Rebellion
  1:07
• 18
  Amistad, Act II, Scene VIII: Aria "He sleeps at his master's feet"
  1:44
• 19
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IX: Aria "To own one's life, one's very breath"
  4:50
• 20
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IX: "This is a great day"
  0:28
• 21
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IX: Duet "Hush now, Translator"
  5:09
• 22
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IX: "The courts say you are free"
  1:07
• 23
  Amistad, Act II, Scene IX: "The meaning is clear"
  1:28