‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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