‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kurt Streit

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)

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

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

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)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, 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,

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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