Billy Budd

~ Release by Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Hervey Alan, Geraint Evans, Michael Langdon, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Billy Budd, Prologue: I Am an Old Man...
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:42
2Billy Budd, Act 1: Pull, My Bantams! Pull, My Sparrow-Legs!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten6:25
3Billy Budd, Act 1: Boat Ahoy! Guard Boat! Indomitable!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten7:44
4Billy Budd, Act 1: Billy Budd, King of the Birds!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten2:12
5Billy Budd, Act 1: I Heard, Your Honour! Yes! I Heard
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten3:21
6Billy Budd, Act 1: Come Along, Kid!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:15
7Billy Budd, Act 1: That's the One to Study If You Want to Dodge Punishment
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten2:01
8Billy Budd, Act 1: Officers and Men of the Indomitable, I Greet You!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:09
9Billy Budd, Act 2: Boy! My Compliments to Mr. Redburn and Mr. Flint
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten9:00
10Billy Budd, Act 2: Ay, At Spithead the Men May Have Had Their Grievances
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten5:02
11Billy Budd, Act 2: Blow Her Away! Blow Her to Hilo, Riley!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten5:11
12Billy Budd, Act 2: Here Lads! Here! Come Here! Remember This One?
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten6:09
13Billy Budd, Act 2: Handsomely Done, My Lad
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten6:29
14Billy Budd, Act 2: Come Here
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:51
15Billy Budd, Act 2: Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten3:51
16Billy Budd, Act 2: Dansker Old Friend
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:41
17Billy Budd, Act 3: I Don't Like the Look
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten3:27
18Billy Budd, Act 3: Deck Ahoy! Enemy Sail
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten11:08
19Billy Budd, Act 3: There You Are Again
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten7:15
20Billy Budd, Act 3: Orchestral Interlude / Claggart
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten5:31
21Billy Budd, Act 3: (You Must) Forget All That for the Moment
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten3:48
22Billy Budd, Act 3: The Mists Have Cleared
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten2:56
23Billy Budd, Act 3: Orchestral Interlude / William Budd, You Are Accused
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten9:26
24Billy Budd, Act 3: I Accept Their Verdict
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten5:40
25Billy Budd, Act 4: Look! Through the Port Comes the Moonshine Astray
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (from 1951-12 until 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten11:42
26Billy Budd, Act 4: Orchestral Interlude / According to the Articles of War
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten9:54
27Billy Budd, Epilogue: We Committed His Body to the Deep
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1951-12-01)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1951-12-01)
partial recording of:
Billy Budd (original 4 act version) (on 1951-12-01)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) and Eduard Morgan Forster
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 50)
Benjamin Britten4:46

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Release

liner notes:Philip Reed (liner notes author)
producer:Allan Altman
mastering:Doug Pomeroy
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/24081662 [info]