‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

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