‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

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