Britten: Billy Budd

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

• Released on 1/04/2000 by Chandos
• Main artists: Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Simon Keenlyside, Sir John Tomlinson, Alan Opie, Matthew Best, Alan Ewing
• Genre: Opera

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Prologue (Benjamin Britten)

1 I am an old man… (Vere)

00:05:09

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1 (Benjamin Britten)

2 Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Mr Flint, Bosun, Donald, Maintop, Novice, Squeak, Chorus)

00:06:43

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Keyte, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Daniel Norman, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Timothy DuFore, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Richard Whitehouse, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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3 Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Bosun, Mr Ratcliffe, Midshipmen)

00:03:16

Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Alan Ewing, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Matthew Best, MainArtist - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Timothy DuFore, MainArtist

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4 First man forward! (Claggart, Red Whiskers,Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Jones)

00:02:16

Francis Egerton, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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5 Your name? (Claggart, Billy, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)

00:02:39

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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6 Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe)

00:02:26

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Alan Ewing, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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DISC 2

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

00:03:29

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals - Richard Coxon, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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2 Come along, kid! (Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus)

00:04:21

Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist - Roderick Williams, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Stephen Westrop, MainArtist

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3 Christ! The poor chap… (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)

00:01:30

Francis Egerton, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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4 What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun)

00:01:15

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Keyte, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals - Timothy DuFore, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Richard Whitehouse, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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5 Starry Vere we call him (Donald, Billy, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun, Chorus)

00:02:17

Francis Egerton, MainArtist - Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist - Clive Bayley, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist - Timothy DuFore, MainArtist

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2 (Benjamin Britten)

6 Boy! (Vere, Boy)

00:03:25

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alex Johnston, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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7 Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)

00:05:43

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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8 Ay, at Spithead… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)

00:01:00

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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9 We are, sir. Claggart is an able one (Mr Redburn, Vere, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)

00:06:35

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Ewing, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 3 (Benjamin Britten)

10 Blow her away (Red Whiskers, Billy, Donald, Dansker, Chorus)

00:02:44

Francis Egerton, MainArtist - Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist - Clive Bayley, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist - Stephen Westrop, MainArtist

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11 We're off to Samoa… (Donald, Billy, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Chorus)

00:03:43

Francis Egerton, MainArtist - Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist - Clive Bayley, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist - Stephen Westrop, MainArtist

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12 Hi! You… a… a…! (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Squeak, Claggart, Boy, Chorus)

00:03:02

Francis Egerton, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals - Richard Coxon, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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13 Over the water… (Claggart, Chorus)

00:07:29

Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Stephen Westrop, MainArtist - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist

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14 Come here (Claggart, Novice)

00:06:22

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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15 Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice, Billy)

00:04:23

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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16 Dansker, old friend… (Billy, Dansker)

00:04:49

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals

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DISC 3

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1 (Benjamin Britten)

1 I don't like the look of the mist… (Vere, Mr Redburn)

00:02:17

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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2 With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart, Vere)

00:01:03

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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3 Deck ahoy! (Maintop, Bosun, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe, Vere, Chorus)

00:03:26

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Ewing, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Daniel Norman, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Timothy DuFore, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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4 Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe, Chorus)

00:08:13

Francis Egerton, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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5 There you are again, Master-at-Arms (Vere, Claggart, Boy)

00:05:01

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alex Johnston, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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6 Oh, this cursed mist! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)

00:04:03

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II scene 2 (Benjamin Britten)

7 Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy)

00:03:36

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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8 Master-at-Arms and foretopman… (Vere, Claggart, Billy)

00:03:19

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Sir John Tomlinson, MainArtist, BassVocals

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9 God o' mercy! (Vere, Boy)

00:02:10

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alex Johnston, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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10 Gentlemen, William Budd here… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)

00:01:33

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Alan Ewing, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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11 William Budd, you are accused… (Mr Redburn, Vere, Billy)

00:05:48

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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12 Poor fellow, who could save him? (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)

00:05:02

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alan Ewing, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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13 I accept their verdict (Vere)

00:05:15

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 3 (Benjamin Britten)

14 Look! Through the port (Billy)

00:06:05

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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15 Here! Baby! (Dankser, Billy)

00:04:10

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals

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16 And farewell to ye… (Billy)

00:05:47

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4 (Benjamin Britten)

17 Interlude

00:03:11

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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18 According to the Articles of War (All except Vere)

00:02:17

Francis Egerton, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Clive Bayley, MainArtist, BassVocals - Alan Opie, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Quentin Hayes, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Matthew Best, MainArtist, VocalSolo

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19 Down all hands! (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe, Chorus)

00:02:27

Richard Hickox, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Alan Ewing, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, MainArtist - Alan Opie, MainArtist - Matthew Best, MainArtist - Stephen Westrop, MainArtist

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Billy Budd, Op. 50, Epilogue (Benjamin Britten)

20 We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

00:04:55

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Langridge, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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About the album

• 3 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
• Total length: 02:44:14

• Main artists: Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Simon Keenlyside, Sir John Tomlinson, Alan Opie, Matthew Best, Alan Ewing
• Composer: Benjamin Britten
• Label: Chandos
• Genre: Klassiek Opera
Available in
24-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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