‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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, Leah-Marian Jones, Terry Edwards, Pamela Helen Stephen, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, 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)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

Neil Gillespie, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Neil Griffifths, Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, 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, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Henry Moss, Timothy Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Covent Garden

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Terry Edwards, Kurt Streit, 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, Richard Hickox, Neil Griffifths, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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