‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

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