‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

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)

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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