Young Apollo, Op. 16
Tim Pooley, Nikolai Lugansky, Hallé, Dara de Cogan, Lyn Fletcher, Kent Nagano, Peter Worrall
The Essential Benjamin Britten
Various Artists
"Requiem aeternam"
New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The American Boychoir
"What passing-bells for these who die as a cattle?" - "Kyrie eleison"
"Liber scriptus proferetur"
New York Philharmonic, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Kurt Masur, Carol Vaness
"So Abraham rose..." - "Hostias et preces tibi"
Kurt Masur, Jerry Hadley, New York Philharmonic, Thomas Hampson, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The American Boychoir
"One ever hangs" - "Agnus Dei"
Westminster Symphonic Choir, Jerry Hadley, New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur
"It seemed that out of battle I escaped"
"Let us sleep now" - "In paradisum"
Carol Vaness, Thomas Hampson, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Kurt Masur, Jerry Hadley, New York Philharmonic, The American Boychoir
"Listen. The voices of the gods"
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Kent Nagano, Hallé, William Dazeley, John Mark Ainsley
"Now there is silence"
Alison Hagley, Hallé, William Dazeley, John Mark Ainsley, Dame Janet Baker, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Kent Nagano
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Northern Voices, Simon Thorpe, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Robert Johnston, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet, Matthew Hargreaves
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Nortthern Voices, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Christopher Gillet, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Eric Halfvarson
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Hallé, Andrew Burden, William Dazeley
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Thorpe, Northern Voices, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Ashley Holland, Christopher Maltman
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Northern Voices, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Martyn Hill, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Christopher Gillet, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Maltman
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Thomas Hampson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Richard Van Allas, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Hallé, Andrew Burden, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Hallé, Andrew Burden, Thomas Hampson
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Van Allas, Christopher Maltman, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Manchester Boys Choir, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Robert Johnston, Kent Nagano
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Northern Voices, Robert Johnston, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
Billy Budd, Act 3
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Simon Wilding, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Hallé
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Hallé
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices