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BRITTEN, BENJAMIN
Britten: Billy Budd
3 Compact Disc
8 Dec 2007
Barcode: 5099951903923
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Other participants: Bostridge (Edward Fairfax Vere) * Lemalu (Mr. Flint) * Gunn (Billy Budd) * Saks (John Claggart) * Davies (Mr. Redburn) * Matthew Rose (Mr. Ratcliffe) * Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus * London Symphony Orchestra * Harding Dir.
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 02 | Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 03 | Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 04 | First man forward! (Claggart et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 05 | Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 06 | Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/John Rely |
| 02 | Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Ke |
| 03 | Christ! The poor chap, the poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 04 | What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 05 | Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 06 | Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 07 | Gentlemen, the King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 08 | Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 09 | We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe): Bill - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 10 | Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 11 | We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 12 | Hi! You...a...a... (Billy et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 13 | Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/John Rely |
| 14 | Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/John Rely |
| 15 | Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 16 | Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| Disc 3 | |
| 01 | I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 02 | With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 03 | Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 04 | Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 05 | There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 06 | O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 07 | Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 08 | Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 09 | God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 10 | Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 11 | William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 12 | Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Neal Davi |
| 13 | I accept their verdict (Vere): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 14 | Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 15 | Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 16 | And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 17 | Interlude: Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra |
| 18 | "According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Gu |
| 19 | Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |
| 20 | We committed his body to the deep (Vere): Billy Budd - Daniel Harding/London Symphony Orchestra/Ian Bostr |