‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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