‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Susan Gritton

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, 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)

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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