‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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