‎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)

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

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)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Donaldson Bell, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, 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)

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

Susan Gritton, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Jeremy White, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, 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, Kurt Streit, Richard Hickox, Henry Moss, Pamela Helen Stephen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones, Covent Garden, Lillian Watson

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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