‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

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)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone

John Fraser

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Jonathan Lemalu

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Gidon Saks

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