‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

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, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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