‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Richard Hazell, Covent Garden, Wyndham Parfitt, 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, Covent Garden, Jeremy White, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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