Britten: Billy Budd

John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, Matthew Rose, Sir Mark Elder, London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus

2010-01-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: I am an old man who has experienced much. (Vere)
  5:31
• 2
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Pull, my bantams! (First Mate et al.)
  6:24
• 3
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Boat ahoy! (Maintop et al.)
  3:35
• 4
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: First man forward! (Claggart et al.)
  4:51
• 5
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy Budd, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, Claggart)
  2:27
• 6
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: I heard, your honour. (Claggart, Squeak)
  3:33
• 7
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Come along, kid! (Novice’s Friend, Novice, Chorus)
  3:34
• 8
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Christ! The poor chap, the poor little runt! (Billy Budd, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)
  1:25
• 9
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: What’s that? What’s those whistles? (Billy Budd, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Dansker, Bosun)
  1:11
• 10
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Starry Vere we call him. (Donald, Billy Budd, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun)
  2:06
• 11
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Boy! (Vere, Cabin Boy)
  3:46
• 12
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
  5:55
• 13
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances… (Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant)
  1:03
• 14
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: We are, sir. Claggart is an able one. (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Chorus, Ratcliffe)
  4:13
• 15
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Interlude
  3:35
• 16
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Blow her away. (Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy Budd, Donald, Dansker)
  2:18
• 17
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: We’re off to Samoa (Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy Budd, Dansker)
  3:26
• 18
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Hi! You… a… a…! (Billy Budd et al.)
  3:03
• 19
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Over the water... (Chorus, Claggart)
  7:37
• 20
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Come here. Remember your promise. (Claggart, Novice)
  4:35
• 21
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice, Billy Budd)
  4:15
• 22
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy Budd, Dansker)
  5:21
• 23
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: I don’t like the look of the mist, Mr Redburn (Vere, First Lieutenant)
  1:47
• 24
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Well what is it, Master-at-Arms? (Vere, Claggart)
  1:34
• 25
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Deck Ahoy! (Maintop et al.)
  3:22
• 26
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers! (Vere et al.)
  7:24
• 27
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: There you are again, Master-at-Arms. (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy)
  5:05
• 28
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: O, this cursèd mist! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
  4:52
• 29
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy Budd)
  3:49
• 30
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Master-at -Arms and foretopman… (Vere, Claggart, Billy Budd)
  3:06
• 31
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: God o’ mercy! (Vere)
  2:11
• 32
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-Arms (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
  3:08
• 33
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: William Budd, you are accused by Captain Vere... (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy Budd)
  4:28
• 34
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
  4:25
• 35
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: I accept their verdict. (Vere)
  5:57
• 36
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Look! (Billy Budd)
  5:56
• 37
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Here! Baby! (Dansker, Billy Budd)
  4:15
• 38
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: And farewell to ye, old Rights o’ Man! (Billy Budd)
  2:37
• 39
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Interlude
  5:44
• 40
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: According to the Articles of War … (All except Vere)
  2:16
• 41
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Down all hands! (First Lieutenant et al.)
  2:25
• 42
  Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: We committed his body to the deep (Vere)
  6:03