‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

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, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, 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)

Daniel Harding, Matthew Best, 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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

Ian Bostridge

Jonathan Lemalu

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