‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

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)

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

7:15

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Nathan Gunn

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

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