‎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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, 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)

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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