‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

London Symphony Chorus, Matthew Best, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, 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)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Ian Bostridge

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

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