‎Britten: Billy Budd by Daniel Harding

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

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)

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

4:13

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

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

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)

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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)

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

2:02

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

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

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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Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baryton
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Daniel Harding

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Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

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