‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

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