‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

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