Britten: Billy Budd

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Simon Keenlyside, Alan Opie, Matthew Best, Alan Ewing & Sir John Tomlinson

2000-04-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Prologue: I am an old man… (Vere)
  5:09
• 2
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Mr Flint, Bosun, Donald, Maintop, Novice, Squeak, C
  6:43
• 3
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Bosun, Mr Ratcliffe, Midshipmen)
  3:17
• 4
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: First man forward! (Claggart, Red Whiskers,Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Jones)
  2:17
• 5
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Your name? (Claggart, Billy, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
  2:40
• 6
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe)
  2:27
• 1
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: I heard, your honour! (Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend)
  3:30
• 2
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Come along, kid! (Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus)
  4:22
• 3
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Christ! The poor chap… (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)
  1:30
• 4
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun)
  1:15
• 5
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Starry Vere we call him (Donald, Billy, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun, Chorus)
  2:17
• 6
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: Boy! (Vere, Boy)
  3:25
• 7
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
  5:44
• 8
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: Ay, at Spithead… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
  1:00
• 9
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: We are, sir. Claggart is an able one (Mr Redburn, Vere, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
  6:36
• 10
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Blow her away (Red Whiskers, Billy, Donald, Dansker, Chorus)
  2:44
• 11
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: We're off to Samoa… (Donald, Billy, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Chorus)
  3:44
• 12
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Hi! You… a… a…! (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Squeak, Claggart, Boy, Chorus)
  3:02
• 13
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Over the water… (Claggart, Chorus)
  7:29
• 14
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Come here (Claggart, Novice)
  6:22
• 15
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Billy!. Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice, Billy)
  4:24
• 16
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3: Dansker, old friend… (Billy, Dansker)
  4:50
• 1
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: I don't like the look of the mist… (Vere, Mr Redburn)
  2:18
• 2
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart, Vere)
  1:04
• 3
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: Deck ahoy! (Maintop, Bosun, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe, Vere, Chorus)
  3:27
• 4
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bi
  8:13
• 5
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: There you are again, Master-at-Arms (Vere, Claggart, Boy)
  5:02
• 6
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: Oh, this cursed mist! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
  4:04
• 7
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy)
  3:36
• 8
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Master-at-Arms and foretopman… (Vere, Claggart, Billy)
  3:19
• 9
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: God o' mercy! (Vere, Boy)
  2:11
• 10
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Gentlemen, William Budd here… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
  1:34
• 11
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: William Budd, you are accused… (Mr Redburn, Vere, Billy)
  5:48
• 12
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Poor fellow, who could save him? (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
  5:02
• 13
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: I accept their verdict (Vere)
  5:15
• 14
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 3: Look! Through the port (Billy)
  6:05
• 15
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 3: Here! Baby! (Dankser, Billy)
  4:10
• 16
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 3: And farewell to ye… (Billy)
  5:48
• 17
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4: Interlude
  3:12
• 18
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4: According to the Articles of War (All except Vere)
  2:17
• 19
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4: Down all hands! (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe, Chorus)
  2:27
• 20
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Epilogue: We committed his body to the deep (Vere)
  4:56