‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, 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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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