‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

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)

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

7:15

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

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