BILLY BUDD

Live Album by Britten; Donald Runnicles, Shicoff, Skovhus, Halfvarson

Released 3 December 2003

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Billy Bud, Act One: Prologue: I am an old man who has experienced much.
    Benjamin Britten
    5:19
  • 2
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrowlegs!
    Benjamin Britten
    6:11
  • 3
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Boat ahoy! – Guard boat!
    Benjamin Britten
    2:28
  • 4
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: To report having boarded
    Benjamin Britten
    5:35
  • 5
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Billy Budd, king of the birds!
    Benjamin Britten
    2:13
  • 6
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: I heard, your honour!
    Benjamin Britten
    3:18
  • 7
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Come along, kid!
    Benjamin Britten
    3:13
  • 8
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Christ, the poor chap, the poor little runt
    Benjamin Britten
    3:16
  • 9
    Billy Bud, Act One: Scene I: Vere! – Officers and men of the Indomitable
    Benjamin Britten
    3:47
  • 10
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Boy! My compliments to Mr. Redburn
    Benjamin Britten
    2:06
  • 11
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Plutarch – The Greeks and the Romans
    Benjamin Britten
    4:19
  • 12
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Any danger of French notions
    Benjamin Britten
    5:16
  • 13
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene I: Land on the port bow, sir.
    Benjamin Britten
    3:16
  • 14
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Blow her away, blow her to Hilo
    Benjamin Britten
    8:09
  • 15
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Billy went to his bag
    Benjamin Britten
    3:11
  • 16
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: O beauty, o handsomeness
    Benjamin Britten
    4:23
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: I, John Claggart, Master-at-Arms
    Benjamin Britten
    4:21
  • 2
    Billy Bud, Act Two: Scene II: Why had it to be Billy, the one we all love?
    Benjamin Britten
    10:39
  • 3
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: I don't like the look of the mist
    Benjamin Britten
    1:52
  • 4
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: Well, what is it, Master-at-Arms
    Benjamin Britten
    12:32
  • 5
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: There you are again, Master-at-Arms
    Benjamin Britten
    7:26
  • 6
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene I: Interlude
    Benjamin Britten
    3:12
  • 7
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: Claggart, John Claggart, beware!
    Benjamin Britten
    3:43
  • 8
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: Master-at-Arms and foretopman, I speak to you both
    Benjamin Britten
    3:52
  • 9
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: The mists have cleared
    Benjamin Britten
    3:15
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: William Budd, you are accused by Captain Vere
    Benjamin Britten
    9:45
  • 2
    Billy Bud, Act Three: Scene II: I accept their verdict
    Benjamin Britten
    6:02
  • 3
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: Look! Through the port comes the moonshine
    Benjamin Britten
    5:55
  • 4
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: Here! Baby! – Dansker, old friend
    Benjamin Britten
    4:26
  • 5
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene I: And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!
    Benjamin Britten
    4:55
  • 6
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene II: "According to the Articles of War…"
    Benjamin Britten
    4:29
  • 7
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Scene II: Down all hands!
    Benjamin Britten
    2:23
  • 8
    Billy Bud, Act Four: Epilogue: We committed his body to the deep.
    Benjamin Britten
    6:38

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