‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)

Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Adam Green, Andrew Tortise, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Daniel Harding, Roderick Williams, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Darren Jeffery, Matthew Best, Mark Stone, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, Darren Jeffery, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, Andrew Tortise, Alasdair Elliott, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Orchestra, Mark Stone, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Adam Green, Ian Bostridge, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

Daniel Harding, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Darren Jeffery, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Andrew Kennedy, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Alasdair Elliott, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Adam Green, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt

2:10

Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra

2:43

Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)

Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies

2:39

I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)

Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra

3:53

Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)

Joseph Cullen, Roderick Williams, Andrew Kennedy, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus

4:02

Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Best

1:27

What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)

Daniel Harding, Daniel Teadt, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Adam Green, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea, Nathan Gunn

1:17

Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)

Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Daniel Harding, Joseph Cullen, Mark Stone, London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

Hugo Shepherd, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

3:32

Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Neal Davies

6:25

Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)

London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies

6:51

Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

Joseph Cullen, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

2:41

We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, Joseph Cullen, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, Matthew Best

3:48

Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)

Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Adam Green, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt

3:03

Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)

John Relyea, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Orchestra

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Kennedy, John Relyea, London Symphony Chorus

5:43

Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)

Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn

4:13

Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus

4:48

I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus

1:48

With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea, London Symphony Chorus, Ian Bostridge

1:39

Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)

Adam Green, Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Alasdair Elliott, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Andrew Tortise, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Teadt, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus

3:22

Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)

London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Andrew Kennedy, Andrew Tortise, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Harding, Darren Jeffery, Ian Bostridge, Alasdair Elliott

7:46

There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)

Hugo Shepherd, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra

4:46

O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies

4:44

Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

3:52

Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, John Relyea

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

Hugo Shepherd, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

1:58

Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge

1:23

William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)

Daniel Harding, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

5:47

Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Neal Davies

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Matthew Best

3:58

And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)

Mark Stone, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Roderick Williams, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Darren Jeffery, Matthew Best, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Andrew Tortise, Adam Green, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Kennedy, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus

2:02

Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)

Andrew Tortise, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, Adam Green, Andrew Kennedy, Mark Stone, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Darren Jeffery

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Nathan Gunn

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