‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

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 Chorus, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, 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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Nathan Gunn

Baritone

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Jonathan Lemalu

Gidon Saks

Nathan Gunn

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