‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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)

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

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, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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,

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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