‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

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)

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

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)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Daniel Harding

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

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