‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Timothy Robinson

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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