Sony Masterworks
The Best Of Gilbert And Sullivan / D'oyly Carte Opera
$11.98
Details
- Composer
- D'OYLY CARTE OPERA CO.
- Artist
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sony Masterworks
- Released
- Aug 08, 2000
- Catalog #
- SMK89248
- UPC
- 696998924826
About
The partnership of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan proved to be a potent force in the world of English comic opera. After an inauspicious start, the team produced many memorable, enduring masterworks during their 25-year collaboration such as 'Trial by Jury,' 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' 'The Pirates of Penzance,' and perhaps their most popular work, 'The Mikado.' The combination of Gilbert's brilliant wordplay, elaborate plot devices, and satirical bite with Sullivan's sympathetic, imaginative musical scores proved irresistible to audiences and their works continue to enchant, continually captivating listeners.
This collection offers selections from seven of their most popular works, brilliantly performed by the venerable D'Oyly Carte Opera Company whose history dates back to the original Gilbert and Sullivan productions. The troupe demonstrates an innate understanding and idiomatic command of the music and words and successfully conveys the sparkling charm of these works. A well-annotated booklet contributes to making this compilation an excellent introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan's "topsy-turvy" world.
This collection offers selections from seven of their most popular works, brilliantly performed by the venerable D'Oyly Carte Opera Company whose history dates back to the original Gilbert and Sullivan productions. The troupe demonstrates an innate understanding and idiomatic command of the music and words and successfully conveys the sparkling charm of these works. A well-annotated booklet contributes to making this compilation an excellent introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan's "topsy-turvy" world.
Tracklist 28 tracks
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1 Overture 04:12
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Overture
- Duration
- 04:12
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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2 Act I: We sail the ocean blue 02:12
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I: We sail the ocean blue
- Duration
- 02:12
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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3 Act II: Never mind the why and wherefore 02:37
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act II: Never mind the why and wherefore
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Tom McVeigh, Gordon Sandison, Yvonne Barclay
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
-
4 Act I: When maiden loves, she sits and sighs 04:08
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I: When maiden loves, she sits and sighs
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Janine Roebuck
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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5 Act I: Here's a man of jollity 00:53
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I: Here's a man of jollity
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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6 Act I: Tripping hither, tripping thither 03:57
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I: Tripping hither, tripping thither
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Yvonne Patrick, Madeleine Mitchell
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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7 Act I: The Law is the true embodiment 02:12
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act I: The Law is the true embodiment
- Duration
- 02:12
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Richard Stuart
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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8 Act I: When I went to the bar 01:40
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act I: When I went to the bar
- Duration
- 01:40
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Richard Stuart
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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9 Act II: Strephon's a member of Parliament 01:25
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act II: Strephon's a member of Parliament
- Duration
- 01:25
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
10 Act II: When Britain really ruled the waves 02:47
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act II: When Britain really ruled the waves
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Lawrence Richard
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
11 Act II: Soon as we may 01:50
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II: Soon as we may
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
12 Act I: Overture 07:09
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act I: Overture
- Duration
- 07:09
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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13 Act I: Poor wandering one! 20:46
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act I: Poor wandering one!
- Duration
- 20:46
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Marilyn Hill Smith
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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14 Act I: I am the very model 02:57
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Act I: I am the very model
- Duration
- 02:57
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Eric Roberts
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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15 Act II: When the foeman bears his steel 04:28
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Act II: When the foeman bears his steel
- Duration
- 04:28
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Marilyn Hill Smith, Eric Roberts, Simon Smith, Patricia Cameron, Gareth Jones
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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16 Act II: With cat-like tread 02:31
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Act II: With cat-like tread
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Gareth Jones
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
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17 Act I: If you want to know who we are 02:16
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Act I: If you want to know who we are
- Duration
- 02:16
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
18 Act II: The flowers that bloom in the spring 01:31
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Act II: The flowers that bloom in the spring
- Duration
- 01:31
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Bonaventura Bottone, Eric Roberts, Deborah Rees, Thora Ker, Malcolm Rivers
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
19 Act II: On a tree by a river 03:01
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Act II: On a tree by a river
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Eric Roberts
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Pryce-Jones
-
20 Act I: The soldiers of our queen 00:46
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Act I: The soldiers of our queen
- Duration
- 00:46
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Donald Maxwell
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
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21 Act I: If you want a receipt for that popular mystery 02:16
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Act I: If you want a receipt for that popular mystery
- Duration
- 02:16
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Donald Maxwell
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
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22 Act I: Am I alone and unobserved? 01:51
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Act I: Am I alone and unobserved?
- Duration
- 01:51
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Simon Butteriss
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
-
23 Act I: If you're anxious for to shine 02:41
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Act I: If you're anxious for to shine
- Duration
- 02:41
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Simon Butteriss
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
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24 Act I: We're called gondolieri 02:06
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Act I: We're called gondolieri
- Duration
- 02:06
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- David Fieldsend, Alan Oke
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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25 Act I: From the sunny Spanish shore 01:47
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Act I: From the sunny Spanish shore
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- Richard Stuart, Jill Pert, Elizabeth Woollett, Philip Casey
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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26 Act I: For everyone who feels inclined 02:35
- Track
- 26
- Title
- Act I: For everyone who feels inclined
- Duration
- 02:35
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- David Fieldsend, Alan Oke
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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27 Act II: Take a pair of sparkling eyes 03:18
- Track
- 27
- Title
- Act II: Take a pair of sparkling eyes
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Performer
- David Fieldsend
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards
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28 Act II: Dance a cachucha 01:50
- Track
- 28
- Title
- Act II: Dance a cachucha
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- Arthur Sullivan
- Ensemble
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Owen Edwards