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COMPOSERSULLIVAN, ARTHUR
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PERFORMERMade, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Gadd, Alan Opie, Rebecca Evans, Toby Spence, Elin Manahan Thomas
Sullivan: The Beauty Stone / Macdonald, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Chandos
- November 19, 2013
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RELEASE DATENovember 19, 2013
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UPC095115179420
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CATALOG NUMBERCHAN 10794(2)
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LABELChandos
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NUMBER OF DISCS2
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GENRE
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Introduction
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Duet: Click, clack, click, clack (Simon, Joan)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Stephen Gadd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Chorus with Solos: Hobble, hobble, now we've caught her (Chorus, Joan, Simon)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Gadd
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Semi-Chorus: Maidens and men of Mirlemont town (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Prayer: Dear Mary Mother, unto thee I bring (Laine)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Quartet: Who stands within? (Simon, Joan, Devil, Laine)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Stephen Gadd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Alan Opie, Elin Manahan Thomas
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Recitative and Song: Since it dwelt in that rock whose hallowed crest (Devil)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Alan Opie
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Appearance of Laine
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 1: Change of Scene
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Full Chorus: The bells are ringing o'er Mirlemont town (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Full Chorus: Maidens and men of Mirlemont town (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Duet: My name is crazy Jacqueline (Jacqueline, Devil)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Madeleine Shaw, Alan Opie
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: The bells are ringing o'er Mirlemont town (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Scene: Know ye all, both great and small (Nicholas, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Richard Suart, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Scene: I am Loyse from St. Denis (Loyse, Chorus, Saida, Philip, Nicholas)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Olivia Gomez, Rebecca Evans, Toby Spence, Richard Suart
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Scene: In the hills beyond Florennes (Isabeau, Chorus, Saida, Devil, Philip, Nicholas)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Sarah Maxted, Rebecca Evans, Alan Opie, Toby Spence, Richard Suart
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Scene: I am Barbe of Bovigny (Barbe, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Llio Evans
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Finale: Go, bring forth old Simon's daughter! (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Finale: By Our Lady, she is fair! (Philip, Chorus, Nicholas, Saida)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Toby Spence, Richard Suart, Rebecca Evans
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Finale: Oh, turn thine eyes away (Saida, Philip, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Finale: In vain ye plead, some magic spell enthralls him! (Saida, Guntran, Devil, Chorus, Joan, Simon, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans, David Stout, Alan Opie, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Gadd, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act I Scene 2: Finale: I can but tell I knelt and prayed (Laine, Philip, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Chorus of Knights and Dames: With cards and dice, and with wine and laughter (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Melos
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Chorus of Knights and Dames: Though she should dance (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Song: Safe in her island home, whose sloping glades (Saida, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Nay, see ye not this maid is fair? (Chorus, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Duet: I love thee! I love thee! (Philip, Laine)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Toby Spence, Elin Manahan Thomas
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Song: I'll tell them what thou wast when first I knew thee (Guntran)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: David Stout
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: How say you? Shame! My sword! my sword! (Philip, Laine, Devil, Saida)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Toby Spence, Elin Manahan Thomas, Alan Opie, Rebecca Evans
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Nay, wert thou more than all he said thou art (Laine, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: She's gone! Love's hour has come at last! (Saida, Devil, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans, Alan Opie, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Lords of Sirault, Velaines, and St Sauveur (Guntran, Three Lords, Philip, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: David Stout, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 1: Change of Scene
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 2: Trio: Look yon, 'tis she! our little Laine! (Joan, Laine, Simon)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Stephen Gadd
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 2: Duet: I would see a maid who dwells in Zolden (Simon, Joan)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Stephen Gadd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 2: Quintet: Haste thee! Haste thee! (Devil, Laine, Joan, Saida, Simon)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Alan Opie, Elin Manahan Thomas, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Rebecca Evans, Stephen Gadd
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 3: Duet: Up and down (Jacqueline, Devil)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Madeleine Shaw, Alan Opie
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 3: Finale: There he stands, that lord ye knew (Guntran, Chorus, Philip)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: David Stout, Toby Spence
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act II Scene 3: Finale: My lord! (Laine, Philip, Joan, Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas, Toby Spence, Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 1: Introduction - Song: An hour agone 'twas the moon that shone (Laine)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 1: Song: Why dost thou sigh and moan? (Jacqueline)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Madeleine Shaw
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 1: Recitative and Song: Mine, mine at last! Poor vanquished slave, begone! (Saida)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 1: Scene: So all is lost for ever! And 'twas thou (Saida, Devil)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Rebecca Evans, Alan Opie
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 1: Change of Scene
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 2: Chorus and Dance: O'er Mirlemont city the banners are flying (Chorus)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 2: Exit of Guntran and Crowd
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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Act III Scene 2: Finale: Hail to the lord of our land! (Chorus, Guntran, Joan, Laine, Simon, Jacqueline, Philip, Devil)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: David Stout, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Stephen Gadd, Madeleine Shaw, Toby Spence, Alan Opie
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
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The Beauty Stone is a neglected gem among the works of Arthur Sullivan, better known for his famous collaboration with W.S Gilbert. In this premiere commercial recording, featuring some of the finest singers on the stage today, all original music has been restored. This release follows Chandos’ highly regarded recording of Ivanhoe.
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