Paul Bunyan

Album by Benjamin Britten & Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series & Philip Brunelle

Paul Bunyan is an opera by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1941. The score blends operatic and theatrical writing with American folk motifs, featuring clear, rhythmic vocal lines, colourful orchestration and choral passages, and it represents an early-career example of Britten's exploration of dramatic forms and vernacular influences during his time in America.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Paul Bunyan: 1. Introduction
    1:12
  2. 2.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 18. Bunyan's Good Morning
    3:14
  3. 3.
    Paul Bunyan: 2. Prologue. Since the birth of the earth
    3:34
  4. 4.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 18a. Shears' Song: It has always been my dream
    0:45
  5. 5.
    Paul Bunyan: 2. Prologue. No. No. We do not want life to be slow
    0:44
  6. 6.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 18b. Bunyan's Warning
    0:26
  7. 7.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 19. Farmers' Song: The shanty-boy invades the wood
    2:11
  8. 8.
    Paul Bunyan: 2. Prologue. Ooh! Ooh! O how terrible to be as old fashioned as a tree
    1:45
  9. 9.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 19a. Farmers' Exit
    1:14
  10. 10.
    Paul Bunyan: 2. Prologue. You are all to leave here
    2:34
  11. 11.
    Paul Bunyan: 2. Prologue. It isn't very often the conservatives are wrong... But once in a while the odd thing h
    3:10
  12. 12.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 20. The Mocking of Hel Helson: Heron, heron winging by
    6:13
  13. 13.
    Paul Bunyan: 2a. First Ballad Interlude: The cold wind blew through the crooked thorn
    2:56
  14. 14.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 21. Fido's Sympathy: Won't you tell me what's the matter?
    0:43
  15. 15.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 22. Cats' Creed: Let Man the romantic in vision espy
    1:48
  16. 16.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 3. Bunyan's Greeting
    2:49
  17. 17.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 3a. Call of Lumberjacks
    0:32
  18. 18.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 23. The Fight: What is it? What's happening?
    1:27
  19. 19.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 4. Lumberjacks' Chorus: My birthplace was in Sweden
    1:57
  20. 20.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 23a. Love Duet: Move, move from the trysting stone
    2:28
  21. 21.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 23b. Mock Funeral March: Take away the body and lay it on the ice
    4:45
  22. 22.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 4a. Bunyan's Welcome
    0:21
  23. 23.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 23c. Hymn: O great day of discovery!
    3:05
  24. 24.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 5. Quartet of Swedes: Swedish born ans Swedish bred
    1:17
  25. 25.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 6. Western Union Boy's Song: A telegram from oversea
    1:37
  26. 26.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 1. 24. Third Ballad Interlude: So Helson smiled and Bunyan smiled
    2:06
  27. 27.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. Rah! Another slice of turkey
    1:56
  28. 28.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 7. Cooks' Duet: Sam for soups. Ben for beans
    3:35
  29. 29.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. Dear friends, with your leave
    1:02
  30. 30.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 8. Animal Trio: Ah! Miaou! The single creature lives a partial life
    1:43
  31. 31.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 8a. Bunyan's Goodnight (1)
    0:33
  32. 32.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. Carry her over the water
    1:21
  33. 33.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. Where we are is not very far
    2:14
  34. 34.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 8b. Exit of Lumberjacks: Down the line... Timberrr
    0:46
  35. 35.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. A telegram from Hollywood
    1:28
  36. 36.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 9. The Blues: Gold in the North came the blizzard to say
    4:24
  37. 37.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 25. The Christmas Party. We always knew that one day you
    1:35
  38. 38.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 10. Bunyan's Goodnight (2)
    0:53
  39. 39.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 1. 10a. Second Ballad Interlude: The Spring came and the Summer and Fall
    3:30
  40. 40.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 26. Bunyan's Farewell
    2:13
  41. 41.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 11. Food Chorus: Do I look the sort of fellow
    4:02
  42. 42.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 2. Scene 2. 27. Litany: The campfire embers are black and cold
    6:11
  43. 43.
    Paul Bunyan: Appendix. Overture
    5:08
  44. 44.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 12. Chorus Accusation: There now look what you have done
    0:40
  45. 45.
    Paul Bunyan: Appendix. Inkslinger's Love Song
    3:44
  46. 46.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 12a. Slim's Song: In fair days and in foul... I come from open spaces
    3:08
  47. 47.
    Paul Bunyan: Appendix. Lullaby of Dream Shadows
    8:59
  48. 48.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 13. Bunyan's Return: Look, the Chief is back
    1:03
  49. 49.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 14. Inkslinger's Song. It was out in the sticks
    4:50
  50. 50.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 14a. Entrance of Chorus
    0:47
  51. 51.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 15. Tiny's Entrance
    1:28
  52. 52.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 15a. Tiny's Song: Ah!... Whether the sun shines upon children playing
    4:05
  53. 53.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 16. Inkslinger's Regret: All the little brooks of love
    1:59
  54. 54.
    Paul Bunyan: Act 1. Scene 2. 17. Bunyan's Goodnight (3)
    2:04

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