‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

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)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

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