‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

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)

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baritone

John Fraser

Producer

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Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

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