‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, 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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

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