‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, 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, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

Producer

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Gidon Saks

Neal Davies

Daniel Harding

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