‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

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)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

Neil Griffifths, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Neil Gillespie, Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Robinson, Richard Hickox, Graeme Broadbent, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Henry Moss, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

Neil Gillespie, Neil Griffifths, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit, 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)

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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)

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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, Covent Garden, Jeremy White, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pamela Helen Stephen, Covent Garden, Richard Hazell, Jeremy White, Kenneth Cranham, 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)

Timothy Robinson, Susan Gritton, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 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 Hazell, Wyndham Parfitt, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Donald Bell

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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