‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Richard Hickox

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)

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

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Peter Coleman-Wright, Covent Garden, 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, Kurt Streit, Graeme Broadbent, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Timothy Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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