‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

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, Neal Davies, Matthew Rose

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

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)

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

4:13

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

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

7:15

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

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