‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

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, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Daniel Harding

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Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

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