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Britten : Billy Budd

Britten : Billy Budd

Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
1998
Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd, Op. 50
2:28:44
Prelude
Kent Nagano, Hallé
4:34
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Christopher Maltman, Christopher Gillet, Ashley Holland, Gidon Saks, Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices, Robert Johnston, Andrew Burden, Simon Thorpe, Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
7:12
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Eric Halfvarson, Martyn Hill, Simon Thorpe, Kent Nagano
6:14
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Simon Wilding, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Nortthern Voices, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
2:15
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson
3:22
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, William Dazeley, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Andrew Burden
3:18
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Maltman, Ashley Holland, Northern Voices, Thomas Hampson, Simon Thorpe, Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Hallé
3:15
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano
4:00
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Gidon Saks, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir
4:45
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Russell Smythe
5:16
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Hallé, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Northern Voices, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
4:25
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé
3:08
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Martyn Hill, Christopher Gillet, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Christopher Maltman
3:53
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
3:59
"O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)
Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
4:40
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Andrew Burden, Eric Halfvarson
4:32
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Andrew Burden, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
3:45
"Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Hallé
4:18
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Hallé
3:14
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Manchester Boys Choir, Christopher Maltman, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Hallé, Northern Voices, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Kent Nagano
4:56
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe
4:55
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
3:22
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
3:05
Interlude & "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:04
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson
5:23
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Simon Wilding
3:36
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
5:36
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Simon Wilding, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano
3:47
"I accept their verdict" (Vere)
Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano
4:43
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
8:50
"And farewell to ye" (Billy)
Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Hallé
4:27
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:50
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé
2:18
"We commited his body" (Vere)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
4:29

1 January 1998 34 Tracks, 2 Hours 28 minutes ℗ 1998 Erato Disques S.A.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics International

  • Benjamin Britten

    Composer

  • Hallé

    Orchestra

  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson

    Tenor

  • Kent Nagano

    Conductor

  • Russell Smythe

    Baritone, Bass

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