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Billy Budd op. 50 (London 1961)

Libretto: E. M. Forster, Eric Crozier
Kent Nagano, Hallé Orchestra, Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden (Tenor), Ashley Holland (Baritone), Christopher Gillett (Tenor), Christopher Maltman (Baritone), Gidon Saks (Baritone), Matthew Hargreaves (Baritone), Robert Johnston (Tenor), Russell Smythe (Baritone), Simon Thorpe (Baritone), Eric Halfvarson (Bass), Martyn Hill (Tenor), Simon Wilding (Baritone), Thomas Hampson (Baritone), William Dazeley (Baritone), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Richard Van Allan (Bass)
1997 - 1997, Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Live
34 Tracks, 2:28:47

  • Prologue

    • 1. Prelude
      04:34

  • Act I

    • 1. "Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, Maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, Seamen)
      07:12
    • 2. "Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
      06:15
    • 3. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, Seamen's Voices)
      02:16
    • 4. "I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
      03:22
    • 5. "Come along, kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, Seamen)
      03:18
    • 6. "Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, Seamen)
      03:15
    • 7. "Vere! Vere! ... Officers and men of the Indomitable" (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
      04:01

  • Act II

    • 1. "My compliments" (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
      04:46
    • 2. "Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
      05:16
    • 3. "Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Seamen)
      04:25
    • 4. Interlude – "Blow her away!" (Seamen)
      03:09
    • 5. "Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, Seamen)
      03:54
    • 6. "Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, Seamen)
      03:59
    • 7. "O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)
      04:41
    • 8. "Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
      04:33
    • 9. "Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
      03:46
    • 10. "Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)
      04:19

  • Act III

    • 1. "I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
      03:14
    • 2. "Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, Seamen, Powder Monkeys)
      04:57
    • 3. "All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, Seamen)
      04:56
    • 4. "There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
      03:23
    • 5. "Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
      03:06
    • 6. Interlude – "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)
      04:04
    • 7. "You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
      05:24
    • 8. "God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
      03:37
    • 9. Interlude – "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
      05:36
    • 10. "Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
      03:47
    • 11. "I accept their verdict" (Vere)
      04:44

  • Act IV

    • 1. "Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
      08:51
    • 2. "And farewell to ye" (Billy)
      04:27
    • 3. "According to the Articles of War" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
      04:51
    • 4. "Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
      02:19

  • Epilogue

    • 1. "We commited his body" (Vere)
      04:30