‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

Producer

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Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

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