‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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