‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:39

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Andrew Tortise, 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)

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Gidon Saks

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Neal Davies

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