Britten: Billy Budd

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CHAN 9826

Multiple Set of 3 CDs

Britten: Billy Budd

Running Time: 164:31

Release Date: April 2000

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Tenor Voice tenor - Captain Vere
Philip Langridge

Baritone Voice baritone - Billy Budd
Simon Keenlyside

Bass Voice bass - Claggart
Sir John Tomlinson

Baritone Voice baritone - Mr Redburn
Alan Opie

Solo bass-baritone - Mr Flint
Matthew Best

Solo bass - Mr Ratcliffe
Alan Ewing

Solo tenor - Red Whiskers
Francis Egerton

Solo baritone - Donald
Quentin Hayes

Solo bass - Dansker
Clive Bayley

Tenor Voice tenor - A Novice
Mark Padmore

Choral
London Symphony Chorus

Choral
Tiffin Boys' Choir

Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Richard Hickox

Venue
Blackheath Halls, London

Producer
Brian Couzens

Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer (Assistant)
Jonathan Cooper

Engineer (Assistant)
Richard Smoker

Genre:
Opera

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Opera - Billy Budd

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Billy Budd

164:43

An opera in a prologue and two acts

Revised version 1961

Libretto by E.M. Forster and E. Crozier

Adapted from the story by Herman Melville

COMPACT DISC ONE

Prologue

'I am an old man . . .'

5:09

Vere

Act I

Scene 1

'Pull, me bantams!'

6:43

First Mate et al.

'Boat ahoy!'

3:17

Maintop et al.

'First man forward!'

2:17

Claggart et al.

'Your name?'

2:40

Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master

'Billy Budd, king of the birds!'

2:27

Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe

22:36

COMPACT DISC TWO

'I heard, your honour!'

3:29

Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend

'Come along, kid!'

4:22

Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus

'Christ! The poor chap . . .'

1:30

Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald

'What's that? What's those whistles?'

1:16

Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun

'Starry Vere we call him.'

2:17

Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun

Scene 2

'Boy!'

3:25

Vere, Boy

'Gentlemen, the King!'

5:43

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master

'Ay, at Spithead . . .'

1:00

Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant

'We are, sir. Claggart is an able one.'

6:36

First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

Scene 3

10.

'Blow her away.'

2:44

Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker

11.

'We're off to Samoa . . .'

3:43

Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker

12.

'Hi! You . . . a . . . a . . .!'

3:02

Billy et al.

13.

'Over the water . . .'

7:29

Chorus, Claggart

14.

'Come here.'

6:22

Claggart, Novice

15.

'Billy! . . . Hist! Billy Budd!'

4:23

Novice, Billy

16.

'Dansker, old friend . . .'

4:50

Billy, Dansker

62:17

COMPACT DISC THREE

Act II

Scene 1

'I don't like the look of the mist . . .'

2:17

Vere, First Lieutenant

'With great regret I must disturb your honour.'

1:04

Claggart, Vere

'Deck ahoy!'

3:27

Maintop et al.

'Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!'

8:13

Vere et al.

'There you are again, Master-at-Arms.'

5:01

Vere, Claggart, Boy

'Oh, this cursèd mist!'

4:04

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

Scene 2

'Claggart, John Claggart, beware!'

3:36

Vere, Billy

'Master-at-Arms and foretopman . . .'

3:19

Vere, Claggart, Billy

'God o' mercy!'

2:11

Vere, Boy

10.

'Gentlemen, William Budd here . . .'

1:34

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

11.

'William Budd, you are accused . . .'

5:48

First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy

12.

'Poor fellow, who could save him?'

5:02

First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

13.

'I accept their verdict.'

5:15

Vere

Scene 3

14.

'Look!'

6:05

Billy

15.

'Here! Baby!'

4:10

Dansker, Billy

16.

'And farewell to ye . . .'

5:49

Billy

Scene 4

17.

[Interlude]

3:11

18.

'''According to the Articles of War . . .'''

2:18

All except Vere

19.

'Down all hands!'

2:26

First Lieutenant et al.

Epilogue

20.

'We committed his body to the deep.'

4:57

Vere

79:48

Solo: Matthew Best bass-baritone - Mr Flint

Solo: Alan Ewing bass - Mr Ratcliffe

Solo: Francis Egerton tenor - Red Whiskers

Solo: Quentin Hayes baritone - Donald

Solo: Clive Bayley bass - Dansker

Choral: London Symphony Chorus

Choral: Tiffin Boys' Choir

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Hickox

6-10 December 1999

Opera - Billy Budd

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Billy Budd

164:43

An opera in a prologue and two acts

Revised version 1961

Libretto by E.M. Forster and E. Crozier

Adapted from the story by Herman Melville

COMPACT DISC ONE

Prologue

'I am an old man . . .'

5:09

Vere

Act I

Scene 1

'Pull, me bantams!'

6:43

First Mate et al.

'Boat ahoy!'

3:17

Maintop et al.

'First man forward!'

2:17

Claggart et al.

'Your name?'

2:40

Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master

'Billy Budd, king of the birds!'

2:27

Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe

22:36

COMPACT DISC TWO

'I heard, your honour!'

3:29

Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend

'Come along, kid!'

4:22

Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus

'Christ! The poor chap . . .'

1:30

Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald

'What's that? What's those whistles?'

1:16

Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun

'Starry Vere we call him.'

2:17

Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun

Scene 2

'Boy!'

3:25

Vere, Boy

'Gentlemen, the King!'

5:43

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master

'Ay, at Spithead . . .'

1:00

Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant

'We are, sir. Claggart is an able one.'

6:36

First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

Scene 3

10.

'Blow her away.'

2:44

Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker

11.

'We're off to Samoa . . .'

3:43

Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker

12.

'Hi! You . . . a . . . a . . .!'

3:02

Billy et al.

13.

'Over the water . . .'

7:29

Chorus, Claggart

14.

'Come here.'

6:22

Claggart, Novice

15.

'Billy! . . . Hist! Billy Budd!'

4:23

Novice, Billy

16.

'Dansker, old friend . . .'

4:50

Billy, Dansker

62:17

COMPACT DISC THREE

Act II

Scene 1

'I don't like the look of the mist . . .'

2:17

Vere, First Lieutenant

'With great regret I must disturb your honour.'

1:04

Claggart, Vere

'Deck ahoy!'

3:27

Maintop et al.

'Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!'

8:13

Vere et al.

'There you are again, Master-at-Arms.'

5:01

Vere, Claggart, Boy

'Oh, this cursèd mist!'

4:04

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

Scene 2

'Claggart, John Claggart, beware!'

3:36

Vere, Billy

'Master-at-Arms and foretopman . . .'

3:19

Vere, Claggart, Billy

'God o' mercy!'

2:11

Vere, Boy

10.

'Gentlemen, William Budd here . . .'

1:34

Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

11.

'William Budd, you are accused . . .'

5:48

First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy

12.

'Poor fellow, who could save him?'

5:02

First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe

13.

'I accept their verdict.'

5:15

Vere

Scene 3

14.

'Look!'

6:05

Billy

15.

'Here! Baby!'

4:10

Dansker, Billy

16.

'And farewell to ye . . .'

5:49

Billy

Scene 4

17.

[Interlude]

3:11

18.

'''According to the Articles of War . . .'''

2:18

All except Vere

19.

'Down all hands!'

2:26

First Lieutenant et al.

Epilogue

20.

'We committed his body to the deep.'

4:57

Vere

79:48

Solo: Matthew Best bass-baritone - Mr Flint

Solo: Alan Ewing bass - Mr Ratcliffe

Solo: Francis Egerton tenor - Red Whiskers

Solo: Quentin Hayes baritone - Donald

Solo: Clive Bayley bass - Dansker

Choral: London Symphony Chorus

Choral: Tiffin Boys' Choir

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Hickox

6-10 December 1999

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