‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Nathan Gunn

Matthew Rose

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