‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Daniel Harding

Ian Bostridge

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

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