‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

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