‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

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,

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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