‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:47

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Matthew Rose, 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)

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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Nathan Gunn

Baritone

John Fraser

Producer

Britten: Billy Budd

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

Gidon Saks

Daniel Harding

Jonathan Lemalu

Nathan Gunn

Production

Britten: Billy Budd

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production