‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

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