‎Britten: Billy Budd by Nathan Gunn

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

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

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

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)

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

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

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Matthew Rose

Bass

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Nathan Gunn

Gidon Saks

Ian Bostridge

Matthew Rose

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