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Britten : Billy Budd

Britten : Billy Budd

Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Gidon Saks, Hallé
1998
Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd, Op. 50
2:28:44
Prelude
Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:34
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Maltman, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Robert Johnston, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Simon Thorpe, Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Christopher Gillet, Matthew Hargreaves
7:12
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks, Simon Thorpe, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson
6:14
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Hallé, Nortthern Voices, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
2:15
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Eric Halfvarson, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Kent Nagano
3:22
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
William Dazeley, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano
3:18
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Maltman, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Ashley Holland, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Eric Halfvarson, Simon Thorpe
3:15
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
4:00
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir
4:45
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
5:16
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:25
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Northern Voices, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano
3:08
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Christopher Maltman, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Martyn Hill
3:53
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Eric Halfvarson
3:59
"O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson
4:40
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Andrew Burden
4:32
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Andrew Burden, Thomas Hampson
3:45
"Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)
Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Richard Van Allas, Hallé
4:18
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
Eric Halfvarson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Russell Smythe
3:14
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Manchester Boys Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Maltman, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks
4:56
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Northern Voices, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe
4:55
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe
3:22
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Gidon Saks, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson
3:05
Interlude & "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
4:04
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
5:23
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Gidon Saks, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano
3:36
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Hampson
5:36
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks
3:47
"I accept their verdict" (Vere)
Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
4:43
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Hallé
8:50
"And farewell to ye" (Billy)
Hallé, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
4:27
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
4:50
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé
2:18
"We commited his body" (Vere)
Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
4:29

1 January 1998 34 Tracks, 2 Hours 28 minutes ℗ 1998 Erato Disques S.A.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics International

  • Benjamin Britten

    Composer

  • Russell Smythe

    Baritone, Bass

  • Thomas Hampson

    Baritone

  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson

    Tenor

  • Kent Nagano

    Conductor

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