‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

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)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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