‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

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)

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Matthew Rose

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