‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Gidon Saks

Nathan Gunn

Neal Davies

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