The Rake’s Progress: Act Three, Scene 3. Arioso: “Prepare yourselves, heroic shades” (Rakewell) / Dialogue: “Madmen’s words are all untrue” (Madmen, Rakewell) / Chorus – Minuet: “Leave all love and hope behind” (Madmen)

Ian Bostridge, Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner