Billy Budd

Release by Benjamin Britten

Track list

CD 1

=> 1 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule! (3:20)
=> 2 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Batter my heart (1:20)
=> 3 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares (3:00)
=> 4 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh, to vex me (1:08)
=> 5 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: What if this present (2:51)
=> 6 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Since she whom I loved (3:27)
=> 7 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners (2:34)
=> 8 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Thou hast made me (1:31)
=> 9 The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Death be not proud (4:05)
=> 10 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The pride of the peacock...London (3:06)
=> 11 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: Prisons are built... The Chimney sweeper (2:50)
=> 12 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The bird a nest... A poison tree (4:28)
=> 13 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: Think in the morning... The Tyger (2:34)
=> 14 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The tygers of wrath... TheFly (2:48)
=> 15 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The hours of folly... Ah, Sun-flower (4:15)
=> 16 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: To see a World... Every night & every morn (3:40)
=> 17 Billy Budd: Prologue. "I am an old man" (5:01)
=> 18 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Pull, my bantams!" (6:59)
=> 19 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Guard boat! Indomitable!" (3:16)
=> 20 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "First man forward!" (2:24)
=> 21 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Your name?" (2:41)
=> 22 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!" (2:34)

CD 2

=> 1 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "I heard, your honour!" (3:37)
=> 2 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Come along kid! Come along!" (3:37)
=> 3 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Christ! the poor chap" (1:25)
=> 4 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "What's that? What's those whistles?" (1:14)
=> 5 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Starry Vere we call him" (2:19)
=> 6 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Boy!" (3:45)
=> 7 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Gentlemen, the King!" (5:31)
=> 8 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Ay, at Spithead" (1:05)
=> 9 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "We are, sir. Claggart is an able one" (6:51)
=> 10 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Blow her away" (2:38)
=> 11 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "We're off to Samoa" (3:37)
=> 12 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Hi! You...a...a..." (2:58)
=> 13 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Over the water" (6:47)
=> 14 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Come here. Remember your promise" (4:42)
=> 15 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd!" (4:04)
=> 16 Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Dansker, old friend, glad to see you" (4:43)

CD 3

=> 1 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "I don't like the look of the mist" (2:16)
=> 2 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "With great regret I must disturb your honour" (1:06)
=> 3 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!" (3:23)
=> 4 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Who'll volunteer to board 'em" (7:46)
=> 5 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "There you are again, Master-at-arms" (4:48)
=> 6 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "O this cursed mist!" (4:14)
=> 7 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (3:31)
=> 8 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Master-at-arms and foretopman" (3:22)
=> 9 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "God o' mercy!" (2:12)
=> 10 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Gentlemen, William Budd here" (1:33)
=> 11 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "William Budd, you are accused" (5:32)
=> 12 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Poor fellow, who could save him?" (4:21)
=> 13 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "I accept their verdict" (5:31)
=> 14 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Look!" (5:35)
=> 15 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Here! Baby!" (4:01)
=> 16 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!" (4:34)
=> 17 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. Interlude (3:06)
=> 18 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "According to the Articles of War" (1:50)
=> 19 Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "Down all hands!" (2:21)
=> 20 Billy Budd: Epilogue. "We committed his body to the deep." (4:38)

Labels

=> London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only)

417 428-2

Release events

1989-04-05 Europe

Relations

allmusic

=> https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002682931

amazon asin

=> https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0000041RZ

discography entry

=> https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/4174282

discogs

=> https://www.discogs.com/release/8963220

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