‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Richard Hickox

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)

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

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

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)

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit, 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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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