‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

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,

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

RECORD LABEL

On This Album