‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

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, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

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, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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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Daniel Harding

Conductor
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Neal Davies

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