‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Nathan Gunn

Daniel Harding

Ian Bostridge

Gidon Saks

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