‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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)

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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