‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

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