‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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, Daniel Harding, Hugo Shepherd, London Symphony Orchestra

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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