‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

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