‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

Matthew Rose

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