‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Timothy Robinson

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)

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

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)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

Kurt Streit, Richard Hickox, 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 Gillespie, Richard Hickox, Jonathan Coad, Roderick Earle, Neil Griffifths, Covent Garden, Christopher Lackner

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

1:05

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

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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