‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

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