‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Kenneth Cranham

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

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)

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

0:54

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

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

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

4:18

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

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)

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

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

4:23

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

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

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

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

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)

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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