‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

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, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Adam Green, John Relyea

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

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)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Andrew Tortise, Adam Green, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Darren Jeffery, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, 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.)

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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)

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

Producer

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Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Gunn

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