‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Neal Davies

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