‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Daniel Harding

Conductor
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

Neal Davies

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