‎Britten: Billy Budd by Matthew Rose

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)

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

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

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

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

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

2:10

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

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

2:43

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:53

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

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

4:02

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

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

1:27

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

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

3:32

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

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

6:25

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

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

1:01

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

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

6:51

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

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

2:41

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

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

3:48

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

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

3:03

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

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

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

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

5:43

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

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

4:13

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

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

4:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

1:39

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

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

3:22

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

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

7:46

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

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

4:46

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

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

4:44

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

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

3:52

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

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

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

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

1:58

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

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

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)

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

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

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)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

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

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

2:02

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

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

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

4:45

Benjamin Britten

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Matthew Rose

Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Vocals, Orchestra
Ian Bostridge

Vocals
Daniel Harding

Conductor

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Matthew Rose

London Symphony Orchestra

Ian Bostridge

Daniel Harding

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