‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

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)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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

0:54

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

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

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)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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