Release Date: 14 October 2008
Media: Audio
Availability: 20
1. Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere):- Billy Budd
2. Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al):- Billy Budd
3. Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al):- Billy Budd
4. First man forward! (Claggart et al):- Billy Budd
5. Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master):- Billy Budd
6. Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe):- Billy Budd
1. I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend):- Billy Budd
2. Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus):- Billy Budd
3. Christ! The poor chap, the poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald):- Billy Budd
4. What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun):- Billy Budd
5. Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun):- Billy Budd
6. Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy):- Billy Budd
7. Gentlemen, the King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master):- Billy Budd
8. Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant):- Billy Budd
9. We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe):- Billy Budd
10. Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker):- Billy Budd
11. We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker):- Billy Budd
12. Hi! You...a...a... (Billy et al):- Billy Budd
13. Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart):- Billy Budd
14. Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice):- Billy Budd
15. Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy):- Billy Budd
16. Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker):- Billy Budd
1. I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant):- Billy Budd
2. With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere):- Billy Budd
3. Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al):- Billy Budd
4. Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.):- Billy Budd
5. There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy):- Billy Budd
6. O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe):- Billy Budd
7. Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy):- Billy Budd
8. Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy):- Billy Budd
9. God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy):- Billy Budd 10:Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe):- Billy Budd
10. William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy):- Billy Budd
11. Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe):- Billy Budd
12. I accept their verdict (Vere):- Billy Budd
13. Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy):- Billy Budd
14. Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy):- Billy Budd
15. And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy):- Billy Budd
16. Interlude:- Billy Budd
17. "According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere):- Billy Budd
18. Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al):- Billy Budd
19. We committed his body to the deep (Vere):- Billy Budd