‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, 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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

Gidon Saks

Ian Bostridge

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