‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Susan Gritton

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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,

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

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)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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