‎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)

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

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)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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