‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

Gidon Saks

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