‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

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)

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

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)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, 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, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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