‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Cullen, 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)

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Daniel Harding

Conductor
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan Lemalu

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