‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

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Nathan Gunn

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