‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

Matthew Rose, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, 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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Ian Bostridge

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