‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

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, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baritone

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

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