‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, 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)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

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)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

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