‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, 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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

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