Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd

Wide Band FFSS STEREO Labels

Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout): ZAL-8350 1G

Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout): ZAL-8351 1G

Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout): ZAL-8352 1G

Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout): ZAL-8353 1G

Matrix / Runout (Side 5 runout): ZAL-8354 1G

Matrix / Runout (Side 6 runout): ZAL-8355 2G

Rare Original 1968 UK Pressing "Decca ‎– Set 379-81 STEREO" 3xLP Box

Includes Original Booklet 

Composed By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten

Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra

Choir – Wandsworth School Boys' Choir

Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Chorus Master – John McCarthy

Baritone Vocals [Billy Budd] – Peter Glossop

Baritone Vocals [Bosun] – Delme Bryn-Jones

Baritone Vocals [Donald] – David Bowman 

Baritone Vocals [Mr Redburn] – John Shirley-Quirk

Baritone Vocals [Novice's Friend] – Benjamin Luxon

Bass Vocals [Claggart] – Michael Langdon

Bass Vocals [Dansker] – Owen Brannigan

Bass Vocals [Mr Flint] – Bryan Drake

Bass Vocals [Mr Ratcliffe] – David Kelly 

Tenor Vocals [A novice] – Robert Tear

Tenor Vocals [Captain Vere] – Peter Pears

Tenor Vocals [Red Whiskers] – Gregory Dempsey

Tenor Vocals [Squeak] – Robert Bowman

Tracks :

Billy Budd, Op.50

Prologue

A1a I am an old man

ACT I Scene 1

A1b Pull, me bantams

A1c Boat Ahoy!

A1d Your name?

A1e Billy Budd, King of the birds!

B1a I heard, your honour

B1b Come along, kid

B1c Christ! The poor chap..

B1d What's that? What's those whistles?

B1e What's the rest like

B1f Starry, Starry Vere

B1g Orchestral Interlude

ACT I Scene 2

B1h Boy!

B1i Don't like the French

B1j Oh, the Nore!

B1k Ay, at Spithead

B1l We must be on our guard...

B1m Blow her away (shanty)

C1a Land on the port bow

C1b Orchestral Interlude

ACT I Scene 3

C1c Blow her away (shanty)

C1d We're off to Samoa

C1e Hi! You..... a..... aaa!

C1f Get back there...

C1g Over the water

C1h O beauty, o handsomeness...

C1i Come here

C1j Billy!....Hist! Billy Budd!

C1k Dansker, old friend...

ACT II Scene 1

D1a I don't like the look of the mist

D1b With great regret

D1c Deck Ahoy!

D1d Man the braces

D1e Mister Redburn, sight the long ighteens

D1f Short deck!

D1g The mist!

E1a There you are again...

E1b Nay, you're mistaken

E1c Oh, this cursed mist

ACT II Scene 2

E1d Claggart, John Claggart, beware

E1e You wanted me...

E1f Master-At-Arms and Foretopman...

E1g William Budd, I accuse you...

E1h The mists have cleared

E1i Gret God! for what reason?

E1j The boy has been provoked

E1k Jusitice must be done...

E1l William Budd, you are accused

E1m Poor fellow, who could save him?

E1n Aye there's nothing to discuss...

E1o We've no choice

E1p What then is our verdict

F1a I accept their verdict.

F1b Orchestral Interlude

ACT II Scene 3

F1c Look!

F1d Here, Baby!

F1e And farewell to ye...

F1f Orchestral Interlude

ACT II Scene 4

F1g March: All hands assemble

F1h According to the articles of war

F1i Down all hands!

Epilogue

F1j We committed his body to the deep

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