‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

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)

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

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)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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