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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Jonathan Fisher, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Christopher Keyte, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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, 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)

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

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, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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