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Britten : Billy Budd

Britten : Billy Budd

Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Eric Halfvarson, Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé
1998
Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd, Op. 50
2:28:44
Prelude
Kent Nagano, Hallé
4:34
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Christopher Maltman, Simon Thorpe, Robert Johnston, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices, Christopher Gillet
7:12
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Martyn Hill, Simon Wilding, Simon Thorpe, Hallé, Gidon Saks
6:14
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Nortthern Voices, Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé
2:15
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet
3:22
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, William Dazeley, Kent Nagano, Andrew Burden, Northern Voices
3:18
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Simon Thorpe, Ashley Holland, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Christopher Maltman, Northern Voices, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé
3:15
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
4:00
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano
4:45
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano
5:16
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Northern Voices, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano
4:25
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
3:08
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Northern Voices, Martyn Hill, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Richard Van Allas
3:53
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Northern Voices, Christopher Gillet, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson
3:59
"O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)
Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:40
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Andrew Burden, Eric Halfvarson
4:32
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Andrew Burden
3:45
"Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
4:18
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
3:14
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Hallé, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gidon Saks, Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston
4:56
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe
4:55
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Hallé, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
3:22
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Hallé, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano
3:05
Interlude & "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)
Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano
4:04
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
5:23
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano
3:36
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
5:36
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe
3:47
"I accept their verdict" (Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:43
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Richard Van Allas, Kent Nagano
8:50
"And farewell to ye" (Billy)
Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:27
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Hallé, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
4:50
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices
2:18
"We commited his body" (Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Hallé
4:29

1 January 1998 34 Tracks, 2 Hours 28 minutes ℗ 1998 Erato Disques S.A.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics International

  • Benjamin Britten

    Composer

  • Gidon Saks

    Baritone

  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson

    Tenor

  • Eric Halfvarson

    Bass

  • Kent Nagano

    Conductor

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