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Sullivan: Victoria and Merrie England / Penny, RTÉ Sinfonietta
Naxos

Sullivan: Victoria and Merrie England / Penny, RTÉ Sinfonietta

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Composer
Sullivan, Arthur
Artist
Penny
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 03, 2021
Catalog #
8555216
UPC
747313521623

About

Feted for his Savoy operas with librettist W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan also regularly produced music for important royal or national occasions. In 1897, to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, he was commissioned to write a ballet for the Alhambra Theatre in London. Conforming closely to the theatre’s established style, this single-act ballet was a spectacular pageant, featuring ‘specialty’ dances, startling dramatic effects and grand tableaux, notably military ones. Significant research and reconstruction of the score has made this recording possible.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Introduction - Britannia asleep 04:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Introduction - Britannia asleep
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  2. 2 Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Sacred March of the Druids 02:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Sacred March of the Druids
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  3. 3 Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Rites of the Mistletoe - Britannia awakes 04:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 1, "Ancient Britain": Rites of the Mistletoe - Britannia awakes
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  4. 4 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Festivities on the Village Green 04:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Festivities on the Village Green
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  5. 5 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Procession of Mummers and Revellers 03:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Procession of Mummers and Revellers
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  6. 6 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Warriors' Dance (Historical Quadrille) 01:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Warriors' Dance (Historical Quadrille)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  7. 7 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Morrice Dance 02:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Morrice Dance
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  8. 8 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Mazurka (Knights and Rose Maidens) 01:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Mazurka (Knights and Rose Maidens)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  9. 9 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Robin Hood and Maid Marian 01:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Robin Hood and Maid Marian
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  10. 10 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Friar Tuck and the Dragon 00:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Friar Tuck and the Dragon
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  11. 11 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": The Two Hobby Horses 00:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": The Two Hobby Horses
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  12. 12 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Six Women Morrice Dancers 00:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Six Women Morrice Dancers
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  13. 13 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": General Dance 00:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": General Dance
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  14. 14 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Solo Variation - May Queen 01:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Solo Variation - May Queen
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  15. 15 Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Maypole Dance 01:52
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scenes 2 and 3, "May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time": Maypole Dance
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  16. 16 Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Windsor Forest - Storm 01:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Windsor Forest - Storm
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  17. 17 Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Entrance of the Hunters 02:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Entrance of the Hunters
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  18. 18 Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Waltz of Wood Nymphs 04:47
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Waltz of Wood Nymphs
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  19. 19 Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Procession of the Yule Log 01:47
    Track
    19
    Title
    Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Procession of the Yule Log
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  20. 20 Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Galop and Dance of Nymphs and Hunters 03:45
    Track
    20
    Title
    Scenes 4 and 5, "Legend of Herne the Hunter": Galop and Dance of Nymphs and Hunters
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  21. 21 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Castle Hall - Servants, Players and Guests 02:07
    Track
    21
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Castle Hall - Servants, Players and Guests
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  22. 22 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Procession of the Boar's Head and Roast Beef 03:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Procession of the Boar's Head and Roast Beef
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  23. 23 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Comic Pas de Quatre (Fugue) 01:39
    Track
    23
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Comic Pas de Quatre (Fugue)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  24. 24 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Drunken Jester's Dance 01:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Drunken Jester's Dance
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  25. 25 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Blind Man's Buff 01:19
    Track
    25
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Blind Man's Buff
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  26. 26 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Entrance and Procession of Father Christmas 01:35
    Track
    26
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Entrance and Procession of Father Christmas
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  27. 27 Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Mistletoe Dance 01:54
    Track
    27
    Title
    Scene 6, "Christmas Revels": Mistletoe Dance
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  28. 28 Scene 7, "Coronation of Queen Victoria": Tableau - Imperial March 06:23
    Track
    28
    Title
    Scene 7, "Coronation of Queen Victoria": Tableau - Imperial March
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  29. 29 Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial Troops - Military Manoeuvres 05:18
    Track
    29
    Title
    Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial Troops - Military Manoeuvres
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  30. 30 Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Sailors' Hornpipe 01:33
    Track
    30
    Title
    Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Sailors' Hornpipe
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  31. 31 Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Pas Redoublé 01:52
    Track
    31
    Title
    Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Pas Redoublé
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  32. 32 Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Finale: Britannia - The Albert Memorial - God Save the Queen 02:29
    Track
    32
    Title
    Scene 8, "1897 - Britain's Glory": Finale: Britannia - The Albert Memorial - God Save the Queen
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Arthur Sullivan
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny