‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

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)

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

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)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

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