‎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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

John Winfield, Christopher Keyte, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, 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, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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