Description: Billy Budd recorded: Kingsway Hall, London; December 1967Holy Sonnets of John Donne recorded: the Maltings, Snape; November 1967Songs and Proverbs recorded: Kingsway Hall, London; December 1965First CD release Total Time: 204:55 Britten* – Billy BuddMore imagesLabel:London Records – 417 428-2Format:3 x CD, Album, Reissue, RemasteredCountry:EuropeReleased:1989Genre:ClassicalStyle:Opera, ModernTracklistHide CreditsThe Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35Piano – Benjamin BrittenTenor Vocals – Peter PearsPiano – Benjamin BrittenTenor Vocals – Peter Pears1-1Oh My Blacke Soule!3:191-2Batter My Heart1:191-3Oh Might Those Sighes And Teares3:001-4Oh, To Vex me1:071-5What If This Present2:481-6Since She Whom I loved3:261-7At The Round Earth's Imagin'd Corners2:341-8Thou Hast Made Me1:311-9Death Be Not Proud3:29Songs And Proverbs Of William Blake, Op. 74Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-DieskauPiano – Benjamin BrittenBaritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-DieskauPiano – Benjamin Britten1-10The Pride Of The Peacock...(London)3:071-11Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper2:511-12The Bird A Nest...A Poison Tree4:281-13Think In The Morning....The Tyger2:341-14The Tygers Of Wrath....The Fly2:491-15The Hours Of Folly....Ah, Sun Flower4:161-16To See A World...Every Night & Every Morn3:29Billy Budd, Op. 50Prologue1-17I am an old man5:02ACT ONEScene 11-18Pull, Me Bantams6:591-19Guard Boat! Indomitable!3:161-20First Man Forward2:251-21Your Name?2:421-22Billy Budd, King Of The Birds!2:342-1I Heard, Your Honour3:372-2Come Along, Kid3:372-3Christ! The Poor Chap..1:252-4What's That? What's Those Whistles?1:152-5Starry VereWe Call Him2:20Scene 22-6Boy!3:452-7Gentlemen, The King!5:312-8Ay, At Spithead1:052-9We Are Sir. Claggart Is An Able One.6:52Scene 32-10Blow her away2:392-11We're off to Samoa3:382-12Hi! You..... a..... aaa!2:582-13Over the water6:482-14Come here4:432-15Billy!....Hist! Billy Budd!4:042-16Dansker, old friend...4:43ACT TWOScene 13-1I Don't Like The Look Of The Mist2:163-2With Great Regret1:063-3Deck Ahoy!3:233-4Who'll Volunteer To Board 'Em7:473-5There You Are Again,4:493-6Oh, This Cursed Mist4:15Scene 23-7Claggart, John Claggart, Beware3:323-8Master-Att-Arms And Foretopman...3:233-9God O'Mercy2:123-10Gentlemen, William Budd Here..1:333-11William Budd, You Are Accused5:323-12Poor Fellow, Who Could Save Him?4:223-13I Accept Their Verdict.5:32Scene 33-14Look!5:353-15Here, Baby!4:023-16And Farewell To Ye...5:49Scene 43-17Interlude3:063-18According To The Articles Of War1:513-19Down All Hands!2:21Epilogue3-20We Committed His Body To The Deep.4:39Companies, etc.Copyright © – The Decca Record Company LimitedPhonographic Copyright ℗ – The Decca Record Company LimitedRecorded At – Kingsway HallCreditsBaritone Vocals [Billy Budd] – Peter GlossopBaritone Vocals [Bosun] – Delme Bryn-JonesBaritone Vocals [Donald] – David Bowman (6)Baritone Vocals [Mr Redburn] – John Shirley-QuirkBaritone Vocals [Novice's Friend] – Benjamin LuxonBass Vocals [Claggart] – Michael LangdonBass Vocals [Dansker] – Owen BranniganBass Vocals [Mr Flint] – Bryan DrakeBass Vocals [Mr Ratcliffe] – David Kelly (7)Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera ChorusChorus Master – John McCarthyComposed By, Conductor, Piano – Benjamin BrittenEngineer – Gordon Parry (tracks: Billy Budd), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: Sings, Sonnets)Orchestra – London Symphony OrchestraProducer – John Culshaw (tracks: Budd, Songs), John Mordler (tracks: Sonnets)Tenor Vocals [A novice] – Robert TearTenor Vocals [Captain Vere] – Peter PearsTenor Vocals [Red Whiskers] – Gregory DempseyTenor Vocals [Squeak] – Robert Bowman
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Artist: Benjamin Britten
Type: Box Set
Format: CD
Release Year: 1989
Record Label: Decca
Release Title: Benjamin Britten - : Billy Budd (1989)
Color: Multicolor
Features: Import
Genre: Classical