Young Apollo, Op. 16
Nikolai Lugansky, Hallé, Peter Worrall, Tim Pooley, Kent Nagano, Dara de Cogan, Lyn Fletcher
The Essential Benjamin Britten
Various Artists
"Requiem aeternam"
New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The American Boychoir
"What passing-bells for these who die as a cattle?" - "Kyrie eleison"
"Liber scriptus proferetur"
Kurt Masur, Carol Vaness, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Symphonic Choir
"So Abraham rose..." - "Hostias et preces tibi"
New York Philharmonic, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Kurt Masur, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson, The American Boychoir
"One ever hangs" - "Agnus Dei"
Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic, Jerry Hadley, Westminster Symphonic Choir
"It seemed that out of battle I escaped"
"Let us sleep now" - "In paradisum"
Jerry Hadley, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Thomas Hampson, Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic, Carol Vaness, The American Boychoir
Britten: The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1
"Listen. The voices of the gods"
Britten: The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2
"Now there is silence"
Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Christopher Gillet, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Thorpe, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Simon Thorpe
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Nortthern Voices, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Gidon Saks
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Hallé, Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
William Dazeley, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Martyn Hill, Christopher Maltman, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Hallé, Ashley Holland, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Simon Wilding, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Martyn Hill, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Christopher Maltman, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Christopher Gillet, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Eric Halfvarson, Andrew Burden, Hallé, Kent Nagano
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Martyn Hill, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Hallé, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 4
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Northern Voices