‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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