‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Peter Coleman-Wright

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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