Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

Philip Brunelle

33 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 51 MINUTES • JAN 01 1988

1

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Introduction - Prologue. "Since the birth of the earth" (Trees, Wild Geese)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series

13:01

2

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: First Ballad Interlude. "The Cold Wind Blew Through the Crooked Thorn" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle feat. Pop Wagner

02:56

3

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Greeting. "It is a spring morning" - Call of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series & James Lawless

03:22

4

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Lumberjacks' Chorus. "My birthplace was in Sweden" - Bunyan's Welcome. "Welcome and sit down" (Lumberjacks, Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series & James Lawless

02:18

5

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: Quartet of Swedes. "Swedish Born and Swedish Bred" (Four Swedes, Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless, Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer & Tim Dahl

01:17

6

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: Western Union Boy's Song. "A Telegram from Oversea" (Western Union Boy, Chorus, Bunyan, Hel, Sam, Ben)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James Lawless, James Westbrock, Merle Fristad & Vern Sutton

01:37

7

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: Cooks' Duet. "Sam for Soups, Ben for Beans" (Sam, Ben, Inkslinger, Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle feat. Dan Dressen, James Lawless, Merle Fristad & Vern Sutton

03:33

8

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: Animal Trio. "Ah! Miaou! The Single Creature Lives a Partial Life" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

Philip Brunelle feat. Janis Hardy, Maria Jette & Sue Herber

01:45

9

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)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series & James Lawless

01:20

10

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: The Blues. "Gold in the North Came the Blizzard to Say" (Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen & James Lawless

04:04

11

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: "Hello Mr Inkslinger" - Bunyan's Goodnight. "Good Night, Johnny, and Good Luck" (Bunyan, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle feat. Dan Dressen & James Lawless

01:13

12

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 1: Second Ballad Interlude. "The Spring Came and the Summer and Fall" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle feat. Pop Wagner

03:30

13

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: "Nothing but Soups and Beans" - Food Chorus. "Do I Look the Sort of Fellow" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Sam, Ben)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Merle Fristad & Vern Sutton

04:02

14

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Accusation Chorus. "There Now Look What You Have Done" (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer & Tim Dahl

00:40

15

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: "In Fair Days and in Foul" - Slim's Song. "I Come from Open Spaces" (Slim, Inkslinger, Poppet, Fido, Moppet, Four Swedes)

Philip Brunelle feat. Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Janis Hardy, Lawrence Weller, Maria Jette, Phil Jorgenson, Sue Herber, Thomas Shaffer & Tim Dahl

03:08

16

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Bunyan's Return. "Look, the Chief Is Back" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Fido)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen & Maria Jette

00:43

17

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: "Hello, Fido" - Inkslinger's Song. "It Was out in the Sticks" (Inkslinger, Fido)

Philip Brunelle feat. Dan Dressen & Maria Jette

05:10

18

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Entrance of Chorus. "I Never Knew He Had a Daughter" (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross)

Philip Brunelle feat. Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer & Tim Dahl

00:47

19

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Tiny's Entrance. "Look at Me, Miss Tiny, I’m Six Feet Tall" (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, Shears)

Philip Brunelle feat. James McKeel, Lawrence Weller, Merle Fristad, Phil Jorgenson & Vern Sutton

01:28

20

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: "Leave Her Alone, You Fools" - Tiny's Song. "Whether the Sun Shine Upon Children Playing" (Tiny, Inkslinger, Chorus, Slim)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen & Elisabeth Comeaux

03:33

21

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Inkslinger's Regret. "All the Little Brooks of Love" (Inkslinger, Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen & James Lawless

01:59

22

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Now Let the Complex Spirit Dissolve in the Darkness" (Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle feat. James Lawless

02:01

23

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Bunyan's Good Morning. "The Songs of Dawn Have Been Sung" (Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series & James Lawless

02:43

24

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)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James Lawless & James McKeel

01:43

25

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Farmers' Song. "The Shanty-Boy Invades the Wood" (Shears, Farmers, Cronies)

Philip Brunelle feat. Benjamin Allen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James McKeel, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison & Stanford Felix

02:52

26

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: The Mocking of Hel. "Heron, Heron Winging By" (Hel, Heron, Chorus, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Moppet, Poppet, Fido)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette & Sue Herber

05:51

27

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: "Did You Really?" - Fido's Sympathy. "Won't You Tell Me What's the Matter?" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Hel)

Philip Brunelle feat. James Bohn, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette & Sue Herber

01:38

28

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Cats' Creed. "Let Man the Romantic in Vision Espy" (Moppet, Poppet, Bunyan, Cronies, Hel)

Philip Brunelle feat. Benjamin Allen, James Bohn, James Lawless, Janis Hardy, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison, Stanford Felix & Sue Herber

01:31

29

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)

Philip Brunelle feat. Benjamin Allen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James Lawless, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison & Stanford Felix

12:04

30

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude. "So Helson Smiled and Bunyan Smiled" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle feat. Pop Wagner

02:07

31

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: The Christmas Party. "Another slice of turkey" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, Tiny, Slim, Hel, Shears, Western Union Boy)

Philip Brunelle feat. Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James McKeel, James Westbrock, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette & Sue Herber

09:39

32

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 2: Bunyan's Farewell. "Now the Task That Made Us Friends" (Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle feat. James Lawless

02:13

33

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 2, Scene 2: Litany. "The Campfire Embers Are Black and Cold" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Bunyan, Hel, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James Lawless, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette & Sue Herber

06:01

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