‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Jonathan Lemalu, Daniel Harding, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

7:15

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra

John Fraser

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Ian Bostridge

Matthew Rose

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