‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

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)

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

6:25

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

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

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, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

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)

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

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Neal Davies

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