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

Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

9 MINUTES AND 39 SECONDS • JAN 01 1988

Album tracklist

1

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

13:01

2

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

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)

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)

02:18

5

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

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)

01:37

7

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

01:13

12

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

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)

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)

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)

03:08

16

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

00:43

17

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

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)

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)

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)

03:33

21

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

01:59

22

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

02:01

23

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

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)

01:43

25

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

12:04

30

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

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)

09:39

32

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

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)

06:01

Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

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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)

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