‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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

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)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Gidon Saks

Production