‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

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)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Nathan Gunn

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

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