‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

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