‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Peter Coleman-Wright

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

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)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, 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, Kurt Streit, Leah-Marian Jones, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Roderick Earle, Pamela Helen Stephen, Covent Garden, Henry Moss

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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