‎Britten: Billy Budd by Gidon Saks — Apple Music Classical

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

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)

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

1:23

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

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

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, 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)

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

3:58

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

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:18

Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

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
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Daniel Harding

Conductor
Nathan Gunn

Baryton

John Fraser

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Gidon Saks

Jonathan Lemalu

Daniel Harding

Nathan Gunn

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