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Billy Budd op. 50 (London 1961)

Libretto: E. M. Forster, Eric Crozier
Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Nathan Gunn (Baritone), John Relyea (Bass), Neal Davies (Baritone), Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu (Bass-baritone), Matthew Rose (Bass-baritone), Alasdair Elliott (Tenor), Daniel Teadt (Baritone), Matthew Best (Bass), Andrew Kennedy (Tenor), Andrew Tortise (Tenor), Mark Stone (Baritone), Adam Green (Baritone), Darren Jeffery (Bass-baritone), Andrew Staples (Tenor), Roderick Williams (Baritone), Gidon Saks (Bass)
2007 - 2007, London, Barbican
Live
42 Tracks, 2:45:43

  • Prologue

    • 1. I am an old man (Vere)
      05:01

  • Act I

    • 1. Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs! ... Who did that? (First Mate et al)
      06:55
    • 2. Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)
      03:30
    • 3. First man forward! (Claggart et al)
      02:11
    • 4. Your name? ... Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
      02:43
    • 5. Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)
      02:40
    • 6. I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)
      03:54
    • 7. Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)
      04:02
    • 8. Christ! The poor chap, the poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)
      01:28
    • 9. What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)
      01:18
    • 10. Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)
      02:26
    • 11. Boy! ... Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)
      03:32
    • 12. Gentlemen, the King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
      06:25
    • 13. Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)
      01:02
    • 14. We are, sir. Claggart is an able one – Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
      06:51
    • 15. Blow her away. Blow her to Hilo, Riley. (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
      02:42
    • 16. We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
      03:48
    • 17. Hi! You...a...a... (Billy et al)
      03:03
    • 18. Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)
      07:44
    • 19. Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)
      05:43
    • 20. Billy! Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)
      04:14
    • 21. Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)
      04:49

  • Act II

    • 1. I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)
      01:48
    • 2. With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)
      01:40
    • 3. Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)
      03:22
    • 4. Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)
      07:46
    • 5. There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)
      04:47
    • 6. O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
      04:45
    • 7. Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)
      03:52
    • 8. Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)
      03:04
    • 9. God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)
      01:58
    • 10. Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
      01:23
    • 11. William Budd, you are accused (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)
      05:47
    • 12. Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
      04:23
    • 13. I accept their verdict (Vere)
      07:16
    • 14. Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy Budd)
      05:45
    • 15. Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)
      03:59
    • 16. And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)
      05:19
    • 17. Interlude
      03:09
    • 18. According to the Articles of War (All except Vere)
      02:03
    • 19. Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)
      02:51

  • Epilogue

    • 1. We committed his body to the deep (Vere)
      04:45