‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1:08

in the forest (Four Young Trees, Two Wild Geese, Semi-Chorus of Old Trees, Chorus)

Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Leah-Marian Jones, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pamela Helen Stephen, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Peter Coleman-Wright, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Jonathan Fisher, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Winfield, Covent Garden, Christopher Keyte, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:25

Quartet of Swedes (Andy Anderson, Pete Peterson, Jen Jenson, Cross Crosshaulson, Paul Bunyan,

Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Griffifths, Kenneth Cranham, Neil Gillespie, Covent Garden, Christopher Lackner, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:20

Western Union Boy's Song (Western Union Boy, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny,

Richard Hickox, Henry Moss, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Graeme Broadbent, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:36

Cooks' Duet (Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Inkslinger, Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Kenneth Cranham, Graeme Broadbent, Timothy Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

Pamela Helen Stephen, Leah-Marian Jones, Lillian Watson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:54

The Blues - Quartet of the Defeated (Paul Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Timothy Robinson, Peter Coleman-Wright, Leah-Marian Jones, Covent Garden

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Peter Coleman-Wright, Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:18

Food Chorus (Inkslinger, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Chorus)

Graeme Broadbent, Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:29

Chorus Accusation (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)

Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Gillespie, Neil Griffifths, Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner

0:38

Slim's Song (Slim, Inkslinger, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones, Kurt Streit, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Pamela Helen Stephen, Timothy Robinson, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit

4:59

Entrance of Chorus (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross, John)

Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Coad, Neil Griffifths, Neil Gillespie, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Christopher Lackner

0:31

Tiny's Entrance (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, John)

Graeme Broadbent, Neil Gillespie, Timothy Robinson, Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Jonathan Coad, Covent Garden

1:12

Tiny's Song (Tiny, Inkslinger, Slim, Chorus)

Susan Gritton, Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:38

Inkslinger's Regret (Inkslinger, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Kurt Streit, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden

2:55

Shears's Song (John Shears, Farmer's Chorus, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson)

Terry Edwards, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Roderick Earle, Jeremy White, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

Roderick Earle, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Wyndham Parfitt, Richard Hazell, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Jeremy White, Covent Garden, Donald Bell

1:05

The Mocking of Hel Helson (Hel Helson, Heron, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Fido, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Jeremy White, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, Covent Garden

0:36

Cats' Creed (Moppet, Poppet, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Hel Helson)

Leah-Marian Jones, Pamela Helen Stephen, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hazell, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Donald Bell

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Timothy Robinson, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Susan Gritton, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:26

Mock Funeral March (Hel Helson, Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Chorus)

Richard Hazell, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Wyndham Parfitt, Covent Garden, Donald Bell

4:23

Hymn (Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Susan Gritton, Terry Edwards, Timothy Robinson, Jeremy White, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:18

The Christmas Party (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, John Shears, Western Union Boy, Chorus

Kurt Streit, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Pamela Helen Stephen, Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Henry Moss, Leah-Marian Jones

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:14

Litany (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Timothy Robinson, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Gritton, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Kenneth Cranham

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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