‎Britten: Billy Budd by Jonathan Lemalu

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

Matthew Best, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, 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, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, John Relyea

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

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)

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Jonathan Lemalu

Neal Davies

Gidon Saks

Matthew Rose

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