‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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