‎Britten : Billy Budd by Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir — Apple Music Classical

Prelude

Hallé, Kent Nagano

4:34

"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)

Simon Thorpe, Hallé, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet, Christopher Maltman, Russell Smythe, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices

7:12

"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)

Gidon Saks, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Martyn Hill, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Simon Thorpe

6:14

"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)

Gidon Saks, Nortthern Voices, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano

2:15

"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)

Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé

3:22

"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)

Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden, William Dazeley, Northern Voices

3:18

"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)

Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Ashley Holland, Eric Halfvarson, Thomas Hampson, Simon Thorpe, Hallé, Martyn Hill, Christopher Maltman, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices

3:15

"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)

Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir

4:00

"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)

Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano

4:45

"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)

Gidon Saks, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano

5:16

"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)

Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices

4:25

Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)

Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices

3:08

"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)

Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Martyn Hill, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Christopher Maltman, Northern Voices

3:53

"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)

Eric Halfvarson, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices

3:59

"O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)

Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano

4:40

"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)

Kent Nagano, Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Andrew Burden

4:32

"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)

Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano

3:45

"Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)

Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano

4:18

"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano

3:14

"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)

Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Martyn Hill, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir

4:56

"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Simon Wilding, Northern Voices

4:55

"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)

Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé

3:22

"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

Gidon Saks, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Simon Wilding

3:05

Interlude & "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)

Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé

4:04

"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano

5:23

"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding

3:36

Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano

5:36

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

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe

3:47

"I accept their verdict" (Vere)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano

4:43

"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)

Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Hallé

8:50

"And farewell to ye" (Billy)

Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano

4:27

"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)

Hallé, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano

4:50

"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)

Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices

2:18

"We commited his body" (Vere)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano

4:29

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Baritone
Hallé

Orchestra
Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Tenor
Kent Nagano

Conductor