‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

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, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

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Neal Davies

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