‎Britten: Billy Budd by Matthew Rose

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

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)

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Neal Davies, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Ian Bostridge

Neal Davies

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