‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Richard Hickox

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)

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

Quartet of Swedes (Andy Anderson, Pete Peterson, Jen Jenson, Cross Crosshaulson, Paul Bunyan,

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

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, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

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)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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