‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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