‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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