‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

Introduction

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

1:08

in the forest (Four Young Trees, Two Wild Geese, Semi-Chorus of Old Trees, Chorus)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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