‎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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

Joseph Cullen, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

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, 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, Matthew Rose, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

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)

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Neal Davies

Ian Bostridge

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