‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, 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, Daniel Harding, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, Daniel Harding, 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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

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
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

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