Matthew Best Song Lists
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: No. 1 Introduzione. "Piano, pianissimo"
Matthew Best, Francisco Araiza, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Alceste, Wq. 44, Act I: Apollon est sensible à vos gémissements (Live)
John Shirley-Quirk, Matthew Best, Royal Opera Chorus, Maurits Sillem, Royal Opera House Orchestra at Covent Garden & Sir Charles Mackerras
Wagner Dream, Scene 9: Is It Over?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh, Charles van Tassel & Jane Oakland
Wagner Dream, Scene 8: Sanskrit Ceremonial Texts
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh, Charles van Tassel & Jane Oakland
Wagner Dream, Scene 7: It Was Vajrayogini...the Goddess...I Know...
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh, Charles van Tassel & Jane Oakland
Wagner Dream, Scene 6: Om Om Om Sarwa Buddha Dakiniye
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream: Interlude
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream, Scene 5: Good Evening Mother...Why So Much Food?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream, Scene 4: What Is It? What Do You Think?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream, Scene 3: ...What Do You Want?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream, Scene 2: Who Is There?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Wagner Dream, Scene 1: What's the Matter?
Ictus Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, Claire Booth, Gordon Gietz, Matthew Best, Dale Duesing, Rebecca De Pont Davies, Richard Agnes, Johan Leysen, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Bracha van Doesburgh & Charles van Tassel
Billy Budd: Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: "According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)
London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Alasdair Elliott, Joseph Cullen & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Alasdair Elliott, Joseph Cullen & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)
Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Alasdair Elliott, Joseph Cullen & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)
Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Alasdair Elliott & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: First man forward! (Claggart et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Billy Budd: Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)
Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Teadt, Mark Stone, Andrew Staples, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge & Matthew Best
Quatre petites prières de St. François d'Assise, FP 142: No. 4, O mes très chers frères
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, Richard Pearce & John English
Quatre petites prières de St. François d'Assise, FP 142: No. 3, Seigneur, je vous en prie
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best & Richard Pearce
Quatre petites prières de St. François d'Assise, FP 142: No. 2, Tout puissant, très saint
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best & Richard Pearce
Quatre petites prières de St. François d'Assise, FP 142: No. 1, Salut, dame sainte
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best & Richard Pearce
Saul, Act II: Gird on thy sword
Matthew Best, Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, Charles Daniels, English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Esswood, Martyn Hill, Sir Philip Ledger, Margaret Marshall, Gareth Morrell & Robert Tear
Sir John in Love, Act IV Scene 2: Stand not amazed (Sir John Falstaff, Ford, Mrs Ford, Page, Mrs Page, Mrs Quickly, Anne Page, Pis
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Roderick Williams, Laura Claycomb, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly & Susan Gritton
Sir John in Love, Act IV Scene 2: Nay, do not fly (Page, Mrs Page, Ford, Mrs Ford, Host, Nym, Bardolph, Pistol)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Roderick Williams, Laura Claycomb, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly, John Bowen & Richard Lloyd Morgan
Sir John in Love, Act IV Scene 1: There is an old tale that goes Herne the hunter (Ford, Mrs Ford, Page, Mrs Page, Sir Hugh Evans)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, Laura Claycomb, Stephen Varcoe & Adrian Thompson
Sir John in Love, Act IV: Orchestral Introduction - Pardon me, wife… (Ford, Mrs Ford, Page, Mrs Page, Sir Hugh Evans)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, Laura Claycomb & Stephen Varcoe
Sir John in Love, Act III Scene 3: Ah! (Ford, Page, Mrs Ford, Mrs Page, Sir Hugh Evans)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, Laura Claycomb, Stephen Varcoe & Adrian Thompson
Sir John in Love, Act II Scene 2: Ha, is this a vision? (Ford, Dr Caius, Bardolph, Slender, Shallow, Page)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Adrian Thompson, John Bowen, Daniel Norman, Stephan Loges & Roderick Williams
Sir John in Love, Act II Scene 2: Sir, my name is Brook (Ford, Sir John Falstaff)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell & Matthew Best
Sir John in Love, Act II Scene 2: Go thy ways, go thy ways, old Jack! (Sir John Falstaff, Bardolph, Ford)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, John Bowen & Matthew Best
Sir John in Love, Act I: Love my wife? I will be patient (Ford, Mrs Page, Mrs Ford)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Dame Sarah Connolly & Laura Claycomb
Sir John in Love, Act I: Wilt thou revenge? (Pistol, Nym, Ford)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Matthew Best, Richard Lloyd Morgan & Brian Bannatyne-Scott
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
Thomas Trotter, Matthew Best, Jeanette Ager & Corydon Singers
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
Thomas Trotter, Matthew Best & Corydon Singers
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 11. Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter & Matthew Best
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 9. Jesus Falls the Third Time
Matthew Best, Thomas Trotter & Corydon Singers
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 7. Jesus Falls the Second Time
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best & Thomas Trotter
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best & Thomas Trotter
Via Crucis, S. 53: Station 3. Jesus Falls the First Time
Matthew Best, Corydon Singers & Thomas Trotter
Via Crucis, S. 53: Introduction. Vexilla regis prodeunt
Matthew Best, Thomas Trotter & Corydon Singers
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4: Down all hands! (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe, Chorus)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie, Matthew Best, Alan Ewing, London Symphony Chorus & Stephen Westrop
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 4: According to the Articles of War (All except Vere)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie, Simon Keenlyside, Quentin Hayes, Clive Bayley, Francis Egerton & Matthew Best
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Poor fellow, who could save him? (Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie, Matthew Best & Alan Ewing
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 2: Gentlemen, William Budd here… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Matthew Best & Alan Ewing
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II Scene 1: Deck ahoy! (Maintop, Bosun, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe, Vere, Chorus)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Norman, Timothy DuFore, Matthew Best, Alan Opie, Alan Ewing & Philip Langridge
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: We are, sir. Claggart is an able one (Mr Redburn, Vere, Mr Flint, Mr Ratcliffe)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Matthew Best & Alan Ewing
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: Ay, at Spithead… (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie & Matthew Best
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 2: Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie & Matthew Best
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Mr Ratcliffe)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Keenlyside, Matthew Best, Alan Opie & Alan Ewing
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Your name? (Claggart, Billy, Mr Redburn, Mr Flint)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Simon Keenlyside, Alan Opie & Matthew Best
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: First man forward! (Claggart, Red Whiskers,Mr Redburn, Mr Flint, Jones)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Alan Opie, Matthew Best, Francis Egerton & Roderick Williams
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Mr Flint, Mr Redburn, Bosun, Mr Ratcliffe, Midshipmen)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Norman, Matthew Best, Timothy DuFore, Alan Ewing & London Symphony Chorus
Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I Scene 1: Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Mr Flint, Bosun, Donald, Maintop, Novice, Squeak, C
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Keyte, Richard Whitehouse, Matthew Best, Timothy DuFore, Quentin Hayes & Daniel Norman
Boris Godunov (Highlights), Death Scene: A humble hermit (Pimen, Boris)
Paul Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia, Sir John Tomlinson & Matthew Best
Requiem, Op. 9: IX. in paradisum
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, English Chamber Orchestra & Thomas Trotter
Martin's Lie: I've had enough of this (Sherrif, Father Cornelius, Martin, Naninga, Children)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Connor Burrowes, Pamela Helen Stephen, Robin Leggate, Matthew Best & Tees Valley Boys Choir
Martin's Lie: You filthy blackgaurds (Sheriff, Martin, Father Cornelius, Naninga, Children)
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Connor Burrowes, Pamela Helen Stephen, Robin Leggate & Matthew Best
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 9, Nyne sily nebesnyya "Now the Powers of Heaven"
Matthew Best & Corydon Singers
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 7, Blazheni, yazhe izbral "Blessed Are They, Whom Thou Hast Chosen"
Matthew Best & Corydon Singers
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 5, Dostoyno est "Hymn to the Mother of God"
Matthew Best & Corydon Singers
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 3, Kheruvimskaya pesnya "The Cherubic Hymn" in C Major
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 2, Kheruvimskaya pesnya "The Cherubic Hymn" in D Major
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
9 Sacred Choruses, TH 78: No. 1, Kheruvimskaya pesnya "The Cherubic Hymn" in F Major
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: XV. Blagosloven gradyy "Blessed Is He Who Comes"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: XIV. Khvalite Gospoda "Praise the Lord"
Matthew Best & Corydon Singers
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: XI. Dostoyno est "Hymn to the Mother of God"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: IX. Milost mira "A Mercy of Peace"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: VI. Kheruvimskaya pesnya "The Cherubic Hymn"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: III. Priidite, poklonimsya "Come, Let Us Worship"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: II. Slava Otsu, i Synu "Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son"
Corydon Singers & Matthew Best
Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II, WoO 88: No. 6. Chorus. Heil! Stürzet nieder, Millionen
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, Judith Howarth, José Van Dam, John Mark Ainsley, Jean Rigby & Corydon Orchestra
Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II, WoO 88: No. 4, Recit. Wie bebt mein Herz vor Wonne! – No. 5, Trio. Ihr, die Joseph ihren Vater nannten
José Van Dam, Judith Howarth, Matthew Best, John Mark Ainsley & Corydon Orchestra
