‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:29

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

Richard Hickox, Neil Griffifths, Kurt Streit, Jonathan Coad, Neil Gillespie, 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, Kurt Streit, Leah-Marian Jones, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pamela Helen Stephen, Timothy Robinson, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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