‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Ian Bostridge

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