‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Nathan Gunn

Ian Bostridge

Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

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