‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

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