‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

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, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Best

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

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