Tracklist

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

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