‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, 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)

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Timothy Robinson, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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, Jeremy White, Donaldson Bell, Wyndham Parfitt, Richard Hazell, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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