‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Peter Coleman-Wright

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)

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

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

Terry Edwards, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, 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)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Richard Hickox

Conductor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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