‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Peter Coleman-Wright

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Henry Moss, Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Graeme Broadbent, 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)

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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