‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Peter Coleman-Wright

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

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Orchestra 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, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Leah-Marian Jones

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)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, 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)

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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