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Sullivan: Incidental Music
Naxos

Sullivan: Incidental Music

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Composer
Arthur Sullivan
Artist
Margaret Macdonald, Andrew Penny
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 25, 2022
Catalog #
8555210
UPC
747313521029

About

Arthur Sullivan is best remembered today for his Savoy Operas with W.S. Gilbert, but during his lifetime Sullivan was also famed for his church, concert hall and stage works. These three sets of incidental music show his versatility in the genre. The music for The Merry Wives of Windsor has a joviality and lightness that matches it's pantomime mood, while the concert suite for MacBeth weaves together nervous tension and impending tragedy. By contrast, King Arthur required one of Sullivan's specialties, a sequence of choruses, edited after his death into this evocative suite.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Overture 07:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  2. 2 Andante espressivo 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Andante espressivo
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  3. 3 Act V: Prelude 02:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act V: Prelude
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  4. 4 Act VI: Prelude 02:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act VI: Prelude
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  5. 5 Act IV: Prelude 01:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act IV: Prelude
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  6. 6 Act IV: Chorus of Spirits in the Air: Black spirits and white 01:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act IV: Chorus of Spirits in the Air: Black spirits and white
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  7. 7 Act IV: Chorus of Witches and Spirits: Come away, come away! 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV: Chorus of Witches and Spirits: Come away, come away!
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  8. 8 Chorus of Lake Spirits: Dawn and daytime turn to night 05:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chorus of Lake Spirits: Dawn and daytime turn to night
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  9. 9 Chorus of Unseen Spirits: Fairest form of all the earth! 01:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Chorus of Unseen Spirits: Fairest form of all the earth!
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  10. 10 The Chaunt of the Grail: Look not to thy sword 04:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Chaunt of the Grail: Look not to thy sword
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  11. 11 The May Song: Ere upon its snowy bed 02:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    The May Song: Ere upon its snowy bed
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  12. 12 Funeral March and Final Chorus: Sleep! oh, sleep! 03:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Funeral March and Final Chorus: Sleep! oh, sleep!
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  13. 13 Act V: Prelude (Moonlight) - Dance of Fairies 03:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act V: Prelude (Moonlight) - Dance of Fairies
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  14. 14 Act V: Song for Anne Page: Love laid his sleepless head 03:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act V: Song for Anne Page: Love laid his sleepless head
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Performer
    Margaret McDonald
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  15. 15 Act V: Scene for Anne and Chorus: Fairies, black, grey, green and white 02:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act V: Scene for Anne and Chorus: Fairies, black, grey, green and white
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Performer
    Margaret McDonald
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  16. 16 Act V: Dance round the Tree 01:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act V: Dance round the Tree
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  17. 17 Act V: Dance with Chorus: Fie on sinful fantasy! 02:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act V: Dance with Chorus: Fie on sinful fantasy!
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny