‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Gidon Saks

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