‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

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, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, 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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Daniel Harding

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

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