‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Gunn

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