Billy Budd

by Benjamin Britten; Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding

Tracklist

Digital Media 1

  1. Billy Budd: Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)5:00
  2. Billy Budd: Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)6:55
  3. Billy Budd: Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)3:29
  4. Billy Budd: First man forward! (Claggart et al)2:10
  5. Billy Budd: Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)2:43
  6. Billy Budd: Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)2:39

Digital Media 2

  1. Billy Budd: I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)3:53
  2. Billy Budd: Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)4:02
  3. Billy Budd: Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)1:27
  4. Billy Budd: What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)1:17
  5. Billy Budd: Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)2:26
  6. Billy Budd: Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)3:32
  7. Billy Budd: Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)6:25
  8. Billy Budd: Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)1:01
  9. Billy Budd: We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)6:51
  10. Billy Budd: Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)2:41
  11. Billy Budd: We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)3:48
  12. Billy Budd: Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)3:03
  13. Billy Budd: Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)7:43
  14. Billy Budd: Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)5:43
  15. Billy Budd: Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)4:13
  16. Billy Budd: Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)4:48

Digital Media 3

  1. Billy Budd: I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)1:48
  2. Billy Budd: With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)1:39
  3. Billy Budd: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)3:22
  4. Billy Budd: Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)7:46
  5. Billy Budd: There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)4:46
  6. Billy Budd: O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)4:44
  7. Billy Budd: Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)3:52
  8. Billy Budd: Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)3:04
  9. Billy Budd: God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)1:58
  10. Billy Budd: Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)1:23
  11. Billy Budd: William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)5:47
  12. Billy Budd: Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)4:22
  13. Billy Budd: I accept their verdict (Vere)7:15
  14. Billy Budd: Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)5:44
  15. Billy Budd: Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)3:58
  16. Billy Budd: And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)5:18
  17. Billy Budd: Interlude3:08
  18. Billy Budd: "According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)2:02
  19. Billy Budd: Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)2:50
  20. Billy Budd: We committed his body to the deep (Vere)4:45