‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, 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 Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

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

2:02

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

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

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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Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

Neal Davies

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