‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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)

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

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