‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

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,

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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