‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Richard Hickox

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

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, Lillian Watson, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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