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Special offer. Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

Pop Wagner (vocals), James Lawless (narrator), Lawrence Weller (bass), Phil Jorgenson (tenor), Thomas Shaffer (bass), Tim Dahl (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), James Westbrock (tenor), Merle Fristad (bass), Vern Sutton (tenor), Dan Dressen (tenor, narrator), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette...

Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

Special offer. Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

Pop Wagner (vocals), James Lawless (narrator), Lawrence Weller (bass), Phil Jorgenson (tenor), Thomas Shaffer (bass), Tim Dahl (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), James Westbrock (tenor), Merle Fristad (bass), Vern Sutton (tenor), Dan Dressen (tenor, narrator), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette...

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  • Release date: 1st Jan 1988
  • Label: Erato
  • Catalogue number: 9029669467
  • Length: 1 hour 51 minutes
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Excerpt,Britten: Paul Bunyan
Work length15:57
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Pop Wagner (vocals)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Introduction - Prologue. "Since the birth of the earth" (Trees, Wild Geese)
Track length13:01
This track is only available as an album download.
First Ballad Interlude. "The Cold Wind Blew Through the Crooked Thorn" (Narrator)
Track length2:56
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1
Work length5:40
  • James Lawless (narrator)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Bunyan's Greeting. "It is a spring morning" - Call of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)
Track length3:22
Lumberjacks' Chorus. "My birthplace was in Sweden" - Bunyan's Welcome. "Welcome and sit down" (Lumberjacks, Bunyan)
Track length2:18
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1
Work length8:12
  • James Lawless (narrator), Lawrence Weller (bass), Phil Jorgenson (tenor), Thomas Shaffer (bass), Tim Dahl (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), James Westbrock (tenor), Merle Fristad (bass), Vern Sutton (tenor), Dan Dressen (tenor), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette (soprano), Sue Herber (mezzo-soprano)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Quartet of Swedes. "Swedish Born and Swedish Bred" (Four Swedes, Bunyan, Chorus)
Track length1:17
Western Union Boy's Song. "A Telegram from Oversea" (Western Union Boy, Chorus, Bunyan, Hel, Sam, Ben)
Track length1:37
Cooks' Duet. "Sam for Soups, Ben for Beans" (Sam, Ben, Inkslinger, Bunyan)
Track length3:33
Animal Trio. "Ah! Miaou! The Single Creature Lives a Partial Life" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)
Track length1:45
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Off to supper and to bed" - Exit of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)
Work length1:20
  • James Lawless (narrator)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1
Work length8:47
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), James Lawless (narrator), Dan Dressen (narrator), Pop Wagner (vocals)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
The Blues. "Gold in the North Came the Blizzard to Say" (Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)
Track length4:04
"Hello Mr Inkslinger" - Bunyan's Goodnight. "Good Night, Johnny, and Good Luck" (Bunyan, Inkslinger)
Track length1:13
Second Ballad Interlude. "The Spring Came and the Summer and Fall" (Narrator)
Track length3:30
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2
Work length23:30
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), Merle Fristad (bass), Vern Sutton (tenor), Lawrence Weller (bass), Phil Jorgenson (tenor), Thomas Shaffer (bass), Tim Dahl (tenor), Clifton Ware (tenor), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette (soprano), Sue Herber (mezzo-soprano), James McKeel (baritone), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Lawless (narrator)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"Nothing but Soups and Beans" - Food Chorus. "Do I Look the Sort of Fellow" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Sam, Ben)
Track length4:02
Accusation Chorus. "There Now Look What You Have Done" (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)
Track length0:39
"In Fair Days and in Foul" - Slim's Song. "I Come from Open Spaces" (Slim, Inkslinger, Poppet, Fido, Moppet, Four Swedes)
Track length3:08
Bunyan's Return. "Look, the Chief Is Back" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Fido)
Track length0:43
"Hello, Fido" - Inkslinger's Song. "It Was out in the Sticks" (Inkslinger, Fido)
Track length5:10
Entrance of Chorus. "I Never Knew He Had a Daughter" (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross)
Track length0:47
Tiny's Entrance. "Look at Me, Miss Tiny, I’m Six Feet Tall" (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, Shears)
Track length1:28
"Leave Her Alone, You Fools" - Tiny's Song. "Whether the Sun Shine Upon Children Playing" (Tiny, Inkslinger, Chorus, Slim)
Track length3:33
Inkslinger's Regret. "All the Little Brooks of Love" (Inkslinger, Bunyan, Chorus)
Track length1:59
Bunyan's Goodnight. "Now Let the Complex Spirit Dissolve in the Darkness" (Bunyan)
Track length2:01
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Bunyan's Good Morning. "The Songs of Dawn Have Been Sung" (Bunyan, Chorus)
Work length2:42
  • James Lawless (narrator)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "What does he want to see us for?" - Shear's Song. "It has always been my dream" - Bunyan's Warning. "If there isn’t a flood, there’s a drought" (Bunyan, Hel, Shears, Farmers)
Work length1:43
  • James Bohn (baritone), James Lawless (narrator), James McKeel (baritone)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1
Work length11:52
  • Benjamin Allen (baritone), James McKeel (baritone), Jay Ramos (baritone), Richard Allison (baritone), Stanford Felix (baritone), James Bohn (baritone), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette (soprano), Sue Herber (mezzo-soprano), James Lawless (narrator)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Farmers' Song. "The Shanty-Boy Invades the Wood" (Shears, Farmers, Cronies)
Track length2:52
The Mocking of Hel. "Heron, Heron Winging By" (Hel, Heron, Chorus, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Moppet, Poppet, Fido)
Track length5:51
"Did You Really?" - Fido's Sympathy. "Won't You Tell Me What's the Matter?" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Hel)
Track length1:38
Cats' Creed. "Let Man the Romantic in Vision Espy" (Moppet, Poppet, Bunyan, Cronies, Hel)
Track length1:31
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "Helson, Helson" - The Fight - Love Duet - Mock Funeral March - Hymn. "Often thoughts of hate conceal" (Bunyan, Hel, Cronies, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)
Work length12:04
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Benjamin Allen (baritone), Clifton Ware (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone), James Lawless (narrator), Jay Ramos (baritone), Richard Allison (baritone), Stanford Felix (baritone)
  • Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude. "So Helson Smiled and Bunyan Smiled" (Narrator)
Work length2:07
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2: The Christmas Party. "Another Slice of Turkey" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, Tiny, Slim, Hel, Shears, Western Union Boy)
Work length9:39
  • Clifton Ware (tenor), Dan Dressen (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone), James McKeel (baritone), James Westbrock (tenor), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette (soprano), Sue Herber (mezzo-soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 2
Work length8:14
  • James Lawless (narrator), Clifton Ware (tenor), Dan Dressen (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone), Janis Hardy (mezzo-soprano), Maria Jette (soprano), Sue Herber (mezzo-soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series, Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Bunyan's Farewell. "Now the Task That Made Us Friends" (Bunyan)
Track length2:13
Litany. "The Campfire Embers Are Black and Cold" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Bunyan, Hel, Inkslinger)
Track length6:01
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