‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Timothy Robinson

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, 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,

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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