‎Britten: Billy Budd by Ian Bostridge

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, 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)

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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)

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

3:58

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Nathan Gunn

Baritone
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

John Fraser

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Britten: Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten

Ian Bostridge

Nathan Gunn

Neal Davies

Jonathan Lemalu

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