‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

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)

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Hugo Shepherd, 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, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

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