‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Nathan Gunn

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Jonathan Lemalu

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