BILLY BUDD

by Benjamin Britten; Donald Runnicles, Neil Shicoff, Bo Skovhus, Eric Halfvarson

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Billy Bud, Act One: Prologue: I am an old man who has experienced much.5:19
  2. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrowlegs!6:11
  3. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Boat ahoy! – Guard boat!2:28
  4. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: To report having boarded5:35
  5. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Billy Budd, king of the birds!2:13
  6. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: I heard, your honour!3:18
  7. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Come along, kid!3:13
  8. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Christ, the poor chap, the poor little runt3:16
  9. Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Vere! – Officers and men of the Indomitable3:47
  10. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Boy! My compliments to Mr. Redburn2:06
  11. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Plutarch – The Greeks and the Romans4:19
  12. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Any danger of French notions5:16
  13. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Land on the port bow, sir.3:16
  14. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Blow her away, blow her to Hilo8:09
  15. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Billy went to his bag3:11
  16. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: O beauty, o handsomeness4:23

CD 2

  1. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: I, John Claggart, Master-at-Arms4:21
  2. Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Why had it to be Billy, the one we all love?10:39
  3. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: I don't like the look of the mist1:52
  4. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: Well, what is it, Master-at-Arms12:32
  5. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: There you are again, Master-at-Arms7:26
  6. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: Interlude3:12
  7. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: Claggart, John Claggart, beware!3:43
  8. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: Master-at-Arms and foretopman, I speak to you both3:52
  9. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: The mists have cleared3:15

CD 3

  1. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: William Budd, you are accused by Captain Vere9:45
  2. Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: I accept their verdict6:02
  3. Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: Look! Through the port comes the moonshine5:55
  4. Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: Here! Baby! – Dansker, old friend4:26
  5. Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!4:55
  6. Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene II: "According to the Articles of War…"4:29
  7. Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene II: Down all hands!2:23
  8. Billy Bud, Act Four: Epilogue: We committed his body to the deep.6:38