‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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