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BRITTEN: Billy Budd

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Label: Chandos

Genre: Opera

Period: 20th Century

Catalogue No: CHAN9826-28

Barcode: 095115982624

Release Date: 04/2000

BRITTEN: Billy Budd

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Disc 1

Britten, Benjamin
Crozier, Eric - Lyricist
Forster, E.M. - Lyricist

Billy Budd, Op. 50

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
DuFore, Timothy (baritone)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Norman, Daniel (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Coxon, Richard (tenor)
Bayley, Clive (bass)
Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keyte, Christopher (bass)
Johnston, Alex (treble)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Padmore, Mark (tenor)
Whitehouse, Richard (baritone)

1

Prologue: I am an old man … (Vere)

05:09

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

2

Act I Scene 1: Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Sailor, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, Maintop, Deck, Novice, Men, Squeak, Chorus)

06:43

DuFore, Timothy (baritone)
Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Whitehouse, Richard (baritone)
Keyte, Christopher (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

3

Act I Scene 1: Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Voice, Midshipmen, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Bosun, Ratcliffe)

03:17

DuFore, Timothy (baritone)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Norman, Daniel (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

4

Act I Scene 1: First man forward! (Claggart, Red Whiskers, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Jones)

02:17

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

5

Act I Scene 1: Your name? (Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)

02:40

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

6

Act I Scene 1: Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe)

02:27

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Disc 2

1

Act I Scene 1: I heard, your honour! (Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend)

03:29

Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Coxon, Richard (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

2

Act I Scene 1: Come along, kid! (Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus)

04:22

Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Padmore, Mark (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

3

Act I Scene 1: Christ! The poor chap … (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)

01:30

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
Bayley, Clive (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

4

Act I Scene 1: What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun)

01:16

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Keyte, Christopher (bass)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

5

Act I Scene 1: Starry Vere we call him. (Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun)

02:17

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

6

Act I Scene 2: Boy! (Vere, Boy)

03:25

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Johnston, Alex (treble)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

7

Act I Scene 2: Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)

05:43

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

8

Act I Scene 2: Ay, at Spithead … (Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant)

01:00

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

9

Act I Scene 2: We are, sir. Claggart is an able one. (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

06:36

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

10

Act I Scene 3: Blow her away. (Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker)

02:44

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

11

Act I Scene 3: We're off to Samoa … (Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker)

03:43

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

12

Act I Scene 3: Hi! You … a … a … ! (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Squeak, Billy, Claggart, Boy, Chorus)

03:02

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Bayley, Clive (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

13

Act I Scene 3: Over the water … (Claggart, Chorus)

07:29

Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

14

Act I Scene 3: Come here. (Claggart, Novice)

06:22

Padmore, Mark (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

15

Act I Scene 3: Billy! … Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice, Billy)

04:23

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Padmore, Mark (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

16

Act I Scene 3: Dansker, old friend … (Billy, Dansker)

04:50

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Bayley, Clive (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Disc 3

1

Act II Scene 1: I don't like the look of the mist … (Vere, First Lieutenant)

02:17

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

2

Act II Scene 1: With great regret I must disturb your honour. (Claggart, Vere)

01:04

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

3

Act II Scene 1: Deck ahoy! (Maintop, Bosun, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, Hauling Party, Vere, Gunners, Seamen, After-Guardsmen, Powder-Monkeys, Marines, Chorus)

03:27

DuFore, Timothy (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Norman, Daniel (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

4

Act II Scene 1: Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, Seamen, After-Guardsmen, Powder-Monkeys, Marines, Gunners, Maintop, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Chorus)

08:13

Hayes, Quentin (baritone)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

5

Act II Scene 1: There you are again, Master-at-Arms. (Vere, Claggart, Boy)

05:01

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
Johnston, Alex (treble)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

6

Act II Scene 1: Oh, this cursed mist! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

04:04

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

7

Act II scene 2: Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy)

03:36

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

8

Act II Scene 2: Master-at-Arms and foretopman … (Vere, Claggart, Billy)

03:19

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Tomlinson, John (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

9

Act II Scene 2: God o' mercy! (Vere, Boy)

02:11

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Johnston, Alex (treble)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

10

Act II Scene 2: Gentlemen, William Budd here … (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

01:34

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

11

Act II scene 2: William Budd, you are accused … (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)

05:48

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

12

Act II Scene 2: Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

05:02

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

13

Act II Scene 2: I accept their verdict. (Vere)

05:15

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

14

Act II Scene 3: Look! (Billy)

06:05

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

15

Act II Scene 3: Here! Baby! (Dansker, Billy)

04:10

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Bayley, Clive (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

16

Act II Scene 3: And farewell to ye … (Billy)

05:49

Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

17

Act II Scene 4: Interlude

03:11

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

18

Act II Scene 4: According to the Articles of War … (All except Vere)

02:18

DuFore, Timothy (baritone)
Coxon, Richard (tenor)
Egerton, Francis (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

19

Act II Scene 4: Down all hands! (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Chorus)

02:26

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Best, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

20

Epilogue: We committed his body to the deep. (Vere)

04:57

Langridge, Philip (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:44:31