Register

Chandos Records

My Wish List

Manage wish list

Close

Title, Name or Code

OR

Product, Artist or Type

OR

Website Release Date

Britten: Billy Budd

Show recording details
close

Titles in this series

CHAN 10036CHAN 10280CHAN 10473CHAN 241-51CHAN 9254CHAN 9447CHAN 9781CHAN 9826
CHAN 9826
 
Multiple Set of 3 CDs
Britten: Billy Budd
Running Time: 164:31
Digital UPC: 5059864982637

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
Print
Download Reviews Media

Select your download format


16Bit-FLAC/ALAC

24 Bit / 44.1K

INFORMATION

Studio and Surround are all formatted in FLAC

Lossless is available in FLAC and ALAC (For Mac). You select on the download page.

When you purchase a lossless format, we include the MP3 free of charge

Please note: On Mp3 format an unavoidable click may be heard on segue track breaks, to avoid this issue please select lossless

SPECIAL OFFER

Explore the Chandos catalogue and save 50% on downloads. Offer ends 12.00 BST Friday 25th October

Normal Price: £19.99
Deselect All

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
Prologue
1.
'I am an old man . . .'
5:09
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Vere
Act I
Scene 1
2.
'Pull, me bantams!'
6:43
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
First Mate et al.
3.
'Boat ahoy!'
3:17
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Maintop et al.
4.
'First man forward!'
2:17
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Claggart et al.
5.
'Your name?'
2:40
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
6.
'Billy Budd, king of the birds!'
2:27
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe
7.
'I heard, your honour!'
3:29
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend
8.
'Come along, kid!'
4:22
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus
9.
'Christ! The poor chap . . .'
1:30
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald
10.
'What's that? What's those whistles?'
1:16
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun
11.
'Starry Vere we call him.'
2:17
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun
Scene 2
12.
'Boy!'
3:25
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, Boy
13.
'Gentlemen, the King!'
5:43
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
14.
'Ay, at Spithead . . .'
1:00
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant
15.
'We are, sir. Claggart is an able one.'
6:36
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
Scene 3
16.
'Blow her away.'
2:44
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker
17.
'We're off to Samoa . . .'
3:43
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker
18.
'Hi! You . . . a . . . a . . .!'
3:02
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Billy et al.
19.
'Over the water . . .'
7:29
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Chorus, Claggart
20.
'Come here.'
6:22
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Claggart, Novice
21.
'Billy! . . . Hist! Billy Budd!'
4:23
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Novice, Billy
22.
'Dansker, old friend . . .'
4:50
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Billy, Dansker
Act II
Scene 1
23.
'I don't like the look of the mist . . .'
2:17
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, First Lieutenant
24.
'With great regret I must disturb your honour.'
1:04
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Claggart, Vere
25.
'Deck ahoy!'
3:27
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Maintop et al.
26.
'Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!'
8:13
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Vere et al.
27.
'There you are again, Master-at-Arms.'
5:01
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Vere, Claggart, Boy
28.
'Oh, this cursèd mist!'
4:04
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
Scene 2
29.
'Claggart, John Claggart, beware!'
3:36
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, Billy
30.
'Master-at-Arms and foretopman . . .'
3:19
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, Claggart, Billy
31.
'God o' mercy!'
2:11
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, Boy
32.
'Gentlemen, William Budd here . . .'
1:34
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
33.
'William Budd, you are accused . . .'
5:48
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy
34.
'Poor fellow, who could save him?'
5:02
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
35.
'I accept their verdict.'
5:15
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Vere
Scene 3
36.
'Look!'
6:05
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Billy
37.
'Here! Baby!'
4:10
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Dansker, Billy
38.
'And farewell to ye . . .'
5:49
£1.40
Add
£1.80
Add
£2.40
Add
Billy
Scene 4
39.
[Interlude]
3:11
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
40.
'''According to the Articles of War . . .'''
2:18
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
All except Vere
41.
'Down all hands!'
2:26
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
First Lieutenant et al.
Epilogue
42.
'We committed his body to the deep.'
4:57
£0.70
Add
£0.90
Add
£1.20
Add
Vere
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

Why not buy the whole Album?

Your selections total more than the whole disc price.

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
1.
'I am an old man . . .'
5:09
Vere
Act I
Scene 1
2.
'Pull, me bantams!'
6:43
First Mate et al.
3.
'Boat ahoy!'
3:17
Maintop et al.
4.
'First man forward!'
2:17
Claggart et al.
5.
'Your name?'
2:40
Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
6.
'Billy Budd, king of the birds!'
2:27
Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe
22:36
COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
'I heard, your honour!'
3:29
Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend
2.
'Come along, kid!'
4:22
Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus
3.
'Christ! The poor chap . . .'
1:30
Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald
4.
'What's that? What's those whistles?'
1:16
Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun
5.
'Starry Vere we call him.'
2:17
Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun
Scene 2
6.
'Boy!'
3:25
Vere, Boy
7.
'Gentlemen, the King!'
5:43
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
8.
'Ay, at Spithead . . .'
1:00
Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant
9.
'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
1.
'I don't like the look of the mist . . .'
2:17
Vere, First Lieutenant
2.
'With great regret I must disturb your honour.'
1:04
Claggart, Vere
3.
'Deck ahoy!'
3:27
Maintop et al.
4.
'Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!'
8:13
Vere et al.
5.
'There you are again, Master-at-Arms.'
5:01
Vere, Claggart, Boy
6.
'Oh, this cursèd mist!'
4:04
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
Scene 2
7.
'Claggart, John Claggart, beware!'
3:36
Vere, Billy
8.
'Master-at-Arms and foretopman . . .'
3:19
Vere, Claggart, Billy
9.
'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





About Chandos

Chandos Records is one of the world's premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The company has pioneered the idea of the 'series' and proudly includes series of such composers as Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Parry, Walton, Grainger, Berkeley and Bridge. Renowned for its superb sound quality, Chandos has won many prestigious awards for its natural sound.

Customer Service

Popular Categories

(New) Chandos CD Printed Catalogue

Get In Touch

 

Chandos Records
Chandos House
1 Commerce Park
Commerce Way
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8HX
United Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)1206 225200
Fax: +44(0)1206 225201

VAT No: 466104851
Co. reg: 1424451

Secure Payments


 

Back to Top
Chandos Records
Chandos House
1 Commerce Park
Commerce Way
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8HX
United Kingdom