‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Neil Gillespie, Neil Griffifths, Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Graeme Broadbent, Henry Moss, Kenneth Cranham, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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