Britten: Paul Bunyan

Richard Hickox, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Peter Coleman-Wright, Kenneth Cranham, Kurt Streit, Susan Gritton, Timothy Robinson & Francis Egerton

42 SONGS • 1 STUNDE UND 50 MINUTEN • NOV 01 1999

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Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: The Mocking of Hel Helson (Hel Helson, Heron, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Fido, Chorus)

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

04:53

33

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

Richard Hickox, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden & Lillian Watson

00:36

34

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Cats' Creed (Moppet, Poppet, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Hel Helson)

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

01:31

35

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: The Fight (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, The Royal Opera Chorus & Terry Edwards

01:15

36

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

02:26

37

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Mock Funeral March (Hel Helson, Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Chorus)

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

04:23

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Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Hymn (Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

03:14

39

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

02:18

40

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: The Christmas Party (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, John Shears, Western Union Boy, Chorus)

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

09:58

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Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden & Kenneth Cranham

02:14

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Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: Litany (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

07:03

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