‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

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)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden

2:55

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

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

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, Terry Edwards, Roderick Earle, Covent Garden

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Bryan Secombe, Donaldson Bell, Jeremy White, 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, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, Covent Garden

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)

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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