‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

7:15

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

Matthew Rose

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