‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

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