‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Nathan Gunn

Ian Bostridge

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