‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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