‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

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