‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

5:00

Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Ian Bostridge

Production

Britten: Billy Budd

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production