‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Daniel Harding

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

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