‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, 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, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Best

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

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