‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Ian Bostridge

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

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