‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Neal Davies

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