‎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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, 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)

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

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)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, 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)

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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Britten: Paul Bunyan

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