‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

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