Highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance will feature in the Grimsby Bach Choir's concert in November 2009. This highlights CD is an excellent, and cost effective, way to get to hear some of the best operettas from that wonderful partnership!

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. HMS Pinafore: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
2. HMS Pinafore: Act I: We Sail The Ocean Blue - Arthur Sullivan
3. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Hail, Men-o'war's Men - Monica Sinclair
4. HMS Pinafore: Act I: I'm Called Little Buttercup - Monica Sinclair
5. HMS Pinafore: Act I: But Tell Me, Who's The Youth - Monica Sinclair
6. HMS Pinafore: Act I: The Nightingale Sighed For The Moon's Bright Ray - Monica Sinclair
7. HMS Pinafore: Act I: A Maiden Fair To See - Richard Lewis
8. HMS Pinafore: Act I: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning - John Cameron
9. HMS Pinafore: Act I: I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - John Cameron
10. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Sir, You Are Sad - Monica Sinclair
11. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well - Elsie Morison
12. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Over The Bright Blue Sea - John Cameron
13. HMS Pinafore: Act I: I Am The Monarch Of The Sea - George Baker
14. HMS Pinafore: Act I: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term - George Baker
15. HMS Pinafore: Act I: A British Tar Is A Soaring Soul - Richard Lewis
16. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Refrain, Audacious Tar - Elsie Morison
17. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Can I Survive This Overbearing - Elsie Morison
18. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforseen - Elsie Morison
19. HMS Pinafore: Act I: The Nightingale Sighed For The Moon's Bright Ray - Elsie Morison
20. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Let's Give Three Cheers - Elsie Morison
21. HMS Pinafore: Act I: Entr'acte - Elsie Morison
22. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Fair Moon To Thee I Sing - Elsie Morison
23. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Things Are Seldom What They Seem - Monica Sinclair
24. HMS Pinafore: Act II: The Hours Creep On Apace - Elsie Morison

Disc 2:

1. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Elsie Morison
2. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Kind Captain, I've Important Information - John Cameron
3. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing - Elsie Morison
4. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Pretty Daughter Of Mine - Richard Lewis
5. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Farewell My Own - Monica Sinclair
6. HMS Pinafore: Act II: A Many Years Ago - Monica Sinclair
7. HMS Pinafore: Act II: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforseen - Monica Sinclair
8. Trial By Jury: Hark, The Hour Of Ten Is Sounding - John Cameron
9. Trial By Jury: Now Jurymen Hear My Advice - John Cameron
10. Trial By Jury: Is This The Court Of The Exchequer? - Richard Lewis
11. Trial By Jury: When First My Old, Old Love I Knew - Richard Lewis
12. Trial By Jury: Silence In Court... All Hail Great Judge - George Baker
13. Trial By Jury: When I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar - George Baker
14. Trial By Jury: Swear Thou The Jury - John Cameron
15. Trial By Jury: Where Is The Plaintiff? - John Cameron
16. Trial By Jury: Comes The Broken Flower - Elsie Morison
17. Trial By Jury: Oh, Never, Never, Never - George Baker
18. Trial By Jury: May It Please You, My Lud! - John Cameron
19. Trial By Jury: That She Is Reeling Is Plain To Me - Elsie Morison
20. Trial By Jury: Oh, Gentlemen, Listen, I Pray - Richard Lewis
21. Trial By Jury: That Seems A Reasonable Proposition - George Baker
22. Trial By Jury: A Nice Dilemma We Have Here - Elsie Morison
23. Trial By Jury: I Love Him, I Love Him - Elsie Morison
24. Trial By Jury: The Question, Gentlemen, Is One Of Liquor - Elsie Morison
25. Trial By Jury: Oh Joy Unbounded - Elsie Morison

Disc 3:

1. The Pirates Of Penzance: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
2. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry - John Cameron
3. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: When Frederic Was A Little Lad - Monica Sinclair
4. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die - James Milligan
5. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me! - Monica Sinclair
6. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: What Shall I Do?... Climbing Over Rocky Mountain - Heather Harper
7. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Stop, Ladies, Pray! - Heather Harper
8. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast? - Elsie Morison
9. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Sisters, Deaf To Pity's Name - Elsie Morison
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Poor Wandering One - Elsie Morison
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: What Ought We To Do? - Elsie Morison
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses - Richard Lewis
13. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Here's A First Rate Opportunity - Arthur Sullivan
14. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Hold, Monsters! - Heather Harper
15. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General - George Baker
16. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate - George Baker
17. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: I'm Telling A Terrible Story - George Baker
18. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: O Master, Hear One Word - Monica Sinclair
19. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Pray Observe The Magnanimity - Elsie Morison

Disc 4:

1. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear - Elsie Morison
2. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-hearted - George Baker
3. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When The Foeman Bears His Steel - Heather Harper
4. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now For The Pirates' Lair - Richard Lewis
5. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Young Frederic! - Monica Sinclair
6. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold - Monica Sinclair
7. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire - Monica Sinclair
8. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: All Is Prepared - Richard Lewis
9. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Stay, Frederic, Stay! - Richard Lewis
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Ah, Leave Me Not To Pine - Richard Lewis
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: In 1940 I Of Age Shall Be - Richard Lewis
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: No, I'll Be Brave - Elsie Morrison
13. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Though In Body And In Mind - Owen Brannigan
14. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment - Owen Brannigan
15. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We - Owen Brannigan
16. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: With Cat-like Tread - John Cameron
17. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Hush, Hush! Not A Word - Richard Lewis
18. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Softly Sighing To The River - George Baker
19. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now What Is This, And What Is That - Arthur Sullivan
20. The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Frederic Here! Oh Joy! - Monica Sinclair
21. Overtures: The Sorcerer - Arthur Sullivan
22. Overtures: Cox And Box - Arthur Sullivan
23. Overtures: Princess Ida - Arthur Sullivan
24. Overture In C (In Memoriam) - Arthur Sullivan

Disc 5:

1. Patience: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
2. Patience: Act I: Twenty Lovesick Maidens We - Monica Sinclair
3. Patience: Act I: Still Brooding On Their Mad Infatuation - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
4. Patience: Act I: I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
5. Patience: Act I: The Soldiers Of Our Queen - John Shaw
6. Patience: Act I: In A Doleful Train... Twenty Lovesick Maidens We - Heather Harper
7. Patience: Act I: When I First Put This Uniform On - John Shaw
8. Patience: Act I: Am I Alone And Unobserved? - George Baker
9. Patience: Act I: Long Years Ago, Fourteen Maybe - George Baker
10. Patience: Act I: Prithee Pretty Maiden - Elsie Morison
11. Patience: Act I: Let The Merry Cymbals Sound - Elizabeth Harwood
12. Patience: Act I: Now Tell Us, We Pray You - Elizabeth Harwood
13. Patience: Act I: Your Maiden Hearts - Alexander Young
14. Patience: Act I: Come Walk Up And Purchase With Avidity - Monica Sinclair
15. Patience: Act I: True Love Must Single-hearted Be - Elizabeth Harwood
16. Patience: Act I: I Hear The Soft Note... But Who is This? - Elizabeth Harwood

Disc 6:

1. Patience: Act II: On Such Eyes As Maidens Cherish - Elizabeth Harwood
2. Patience: Act II: Sad Is That Woman's Lot - Monica Sinclair
3. Patience: Act II: Turn, Oh Turn In This Direction - Elizabeth Harwood
4. Patience: Act II: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop - John Cameron
5. Patience: Act II: Love Is A Plaintive Song - Elsie Morison
6. Patience: Act II: So Go To Him And Say To Him - Monica Sinclair
7. Patience: Act II: It's Clear That Medieval Art Alone Retains Its Zest - Alexander Young
8. Patience: Act II: If Saphir I Choose To Marry - Elizabeth Harwood
9. Patience: Act II: When I Go Out Of Door - George Baker
10. Patience: Act II: I'm A Waterloo House Young Man - Elizabeth Harwood
11. Patience: Act II: After Much Debate Internal - Elizabeth Harwood
12. Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
13. Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
14. Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
15. Symphony In E: Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 7:

1. Iolanthe: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. Iolanthe: Act I: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither - April Cantelo
3. Iolanthe: Act I: Iolanthe! - Monica Sinclair
4. Iolanthe: Act I: Good Morrow, Good Mother - April Cantelo
5. Iolanthe: Act I: Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger - Monica Sinclair
6. Iolanthe: Act I: Good Morrow, Good Lover - Elsie Morison
7. Iolanthe: Act I: None Shall Part Us From Each Other - Elsie Morison
8. Iolanthe: Act I: Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray! - Marjorie Thomas
9. Iolanthe: Act I: The Law Is The True Embodiment - George Baker
10. Iolanthe: Act I: My Well-loved Lord And Guardian Dear - Elsie Morison
11. Iolanthe: Act I: Of All The Young Ladies I Know - Elsie Morison
12. Iolanthe: Act I: Nay, Tempt Me Not - Elsie Morison
13. Iolanthe: Act I: Spurn Not The Nobly Born - Alexander Young
14. Iolanthe: Act I: My Lords, It May Not Be - Elsie Morison
15. Iolanthe: Act I: A Shepherd I - Alexander Young
16. Iolanthe: Act I: When I Went To The Bar As A Very young Man - George Baker
17. Iolanthe: Act I: When Darkly Looms The Day - Elsie Morison
18. Iolanthe: Act I: Oh, Shameless One, Terrible! - Elsie Morison
19. Iolanthe: Act I: In Babyhood Upon Her Lap I Lay - Elsie Morison
20. Iolanthe: Act I: For Riches And Rank I Do Not Long - Elsie Morison
21. Iolanthe: Act I: To You I Give My Heart - Elsie Morison
22. Iolanthe: Act I: Tripping Hither Tripping Thither - April Cantelo
23. Iolanthe: Act I: The Lady Of My Love - Monica Sinclair
24. Iolanthe: Act I: Go Away, Madam - Monica Sinclair
25. Iolanthe: Act I: Oh, Chancellor Unwary - Monica Sinclair
26. Iolanthe: Act I: With Strephon For Your Foe - Monica Sinclair

Disc 8:

1. Iolanthe: Act II: When All Night Long A Chap Remains - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. Iolanthe: Act II: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament - April Cantelo
3. Iolanthe: Act II: When Britain Really Ruled The Waves - April Cantelo
4. Iolanthe: Act II: In Vain To Us You Plead - April Cantelo
5. Iolanthe: Act II: Oh, Foolish Fay - Monica Sinclair
6. Iolanthe: Act II: Though P'r'aps I May Incur Your Blame - Elsie Morison
7. Iolanthe: Act II: Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My Rest - George Baker
8. Iolanthe: Act II: When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache - George Baker
9. Iolanthe: Act II: If You Go In You're Sure To Win - Alexander Young
10. Iolanthe: Act II: If We're Weak Enough To Tarry - Elsie Morison
11. Iolanthe: Act II: My Lord, A Suppliant At Your Feet I Kneel - Marjorie Thomas
12. Iolanthe: Act II: He Loves! If In The Bygone Years - Marjorie Thomas
13. Iolanthe: Act II: It May Not Be - Monica Sinclair
14. Iolanthe: Act II: Soon As We May - Monica Sinclair
15. Iolanthe, Act II: Overture Di Ballo - Pro Arte Orchestra

Disc 9:

1. The Mikado: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. The Mikado: Act I: If You Want To Know Who We Are - John Cameron
3. The Mikado: Act I: Gentlemen, I Pray You Tell Me - Richard Lewis
4. The Mikado: Act I: A Wand'ring Minstrel, I - Richard Lewis
5. The Mikado: Act I: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man - John Cameron
6. The Mikado: Act I: Young Man, Despair - Richard Lewis
7. The Mikado: Act I: And Have I Journey'd For A Month - Richard Lewis
8. The Mikado: Act I: Behold The Lord High Executioner! - John Cameron
9. The Mikado: Act I: As Some Day It May Happen - John Cameron
10. The Mikado: Act I: Comes A Train of Little Ladies - Elsie Morison
11. The Mikado: Act I: Three Little Maids From School - Elsie Morison
12. The Mikado: Act I: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret - Elsie Morison
13. The Mikado: Act I: Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted - Elsie Morison
14. The Mikado: Act I: I Am So Proud - John Cameron
15. The Mikado: Act I: With Aspect Stern - Elsie Morison
16. The Mikado: Act I: Your Revels Cease - Monica Sinclair

Disc 10:

1. The Mikado: Act II: Braid The Raven Hair - Elsie Morison
2. The Mikado: Act II: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze - Elsie Morinson
3. The Mikado: Act II: Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day - Elsie Morison
4. The Mikado: Act II: Here's A How-de-do! - Elsie Morison
5. The Mikado: Act II: Miya Sama, Miya Sama - Monica Sinclair
6. The Mikado: Act II: A More Humane Mikado - John Cameron
7. The Mikado: Act II: The Criminal Cried - John Cameron
8. The Mikado: Act II: See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot - Monica Sinclair
9. The Mikado: Act II: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Elsie Morison
10. The Mikado: Act II: Alone, And Yet Alive - Monica Sinclair
11. The Mikado: Act II: Hearts Do Not Break - Monica Sinclair
12. The Mikado: Act II: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-tit - Sir Geraint Evans
13. The Mikado: Act II: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast - Sir Geraint Evans
14. The Mikado: Act II: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum - Elsie Morison

Disc 11:

1. Ruddigore: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. Ruddigore: Act I: Fair Is Rose As Bright May Day - Elsie Morison
3. Ruddigore: Act I: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd - Monica Sinclair
4. Ruddigore: Act I: If Somebody There Chanced To Be - Elsie Morison
5. Ruddigore: Act I: I Know A Youth Who Loves A Little Maid - Elsie Morison
6. Ruddigore: Act I: From The Briny Sea - Elsie Morison
7. Ruddigore: Act I: I Shippd, D'ye See, In A Revenue Sloop - Richard Lewis
8. Ruddigore: Act I: My Boy, You May Take It From Me - George Baker
9. Ruddigore: Act I: The Battle's Roar Is Over - Elsie Morison
10. Ruddigore: Act I: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide - Elsie Morison
11. Ruddigore: Act I: Cheerily Carols The Lark - Pamela Bowden
12. Ruddigore: Act I: To A Garden Full of Posies - Pamela Bowden
13. Ruddigore: Act I: Welcome Gentry For Your Entry - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
14. Ruddigore: Act I: Oh, Why Am I Moody And Sad? - Owen Brannigan
15. Ruddigore: Act I: You Understand? - Richard Lewis
16. Ruddigore: Act I: Hail The Bride of Seventeen Summers - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
17. Ruddigore: Act I: When The Buds Are Blossoming - Monica Sinclair
18. Ruddigore: Act I: Hold, Bride And Bridegroom - Elizabeth Harwood
19. Ruddigore: Act I: Oh, Happy The Lily - Elizabeth Harwood

Disc 12:

1. Ruddigore: Act II: I Was Once As Meek As A Newborn Lamb - George Baker
2. Ruddigore: Act II: Happily Coupled Are We - Elsie Morison
3. Ruddigore: Act II: In Bygone Days I Had Thy Love - Elsie Morison
4. Ruddigore: Act II: Painted Emblems Of A Race - Elizabeth Harwood
5. Ruddigore: Act II: When The Night Wind Howls - Elizabeth Harwood
6. Ruddigore: Act II: He Yields! He Yields! - Elizabeth Harwood
7. Ruddigore: Act II: I Was Once A Very Abandoned Person - Owen Brannigan
8. Ruddigore: Act II: My Eyes Are Fully Open - George Baker
9. Ruddigore: Act II: There Grew A Little Flower - Monica Sinclair
10. Ruddigore: Act II: Oh, Happy The Lily - Elizabeth Harwood
11. The Tempest:Incidental Music: I. Introduction - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
12. The Tempest:Incidental Music: IV. Prelude Act III - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
13. The Tempest:Incidental Music: VI. Banquet Dance - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
14. The Tempest:Incidental Music: VII. Overture Act IV - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
15. The Tempest:Incidental Music: X. Dance Of The Nymphs And Reapers - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
16. The Tempest:Incidental Music: XI. Prelude Act V - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
17. The Tempest:Incidental Music: XIIc. Epilogue - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
18. The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: I. Introduction - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
19. The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: III. Bourree - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
20. The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: V. A La Valse - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
21. The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: VII. Finale - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra

Disc 13:

1. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: When Maiden Loves - Marjorie Thomas
3. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Tower Warders, Under Orders - John Carol Case
4. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: When Are Gallant Norman Foes - Monica Sinclair
5. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Alas, I Waver To And Fro - Alexander Young
6. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Is Life A Boon? - Richard Lewis
7. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Here's A Man Of Jollity - Monica Sinclair
8. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: I Have A Song To Sing O! - Monica Sinclair
9. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: How Say You Maiden - Elsie Morison
10. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: I've Jibe And Joke - Sir Geraint Evans
11. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: 'Tis Done! I Am A Bride - Elsie Morison
12. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Were I Thy Bride - Marjorie Thomas
13. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True? - Monica Sinclair

Disc 14:

1. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More - Monica Sinclair
2. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: A Private Buffoon Is A Light-hearted Loon - Sir Geraint Evans
3. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Here-upon We're Both Agreed - Owen Brannigan
4. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Free From His Fetters Grim - Richard Lewis
5. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Strange Adventure! - Monica Sinclair
6. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Hark! What Was That, Sir? - Elsie Morison
7. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid - Elsie Morison
8. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: When A Wooer Goes A-wooing - Elsie Morison
9. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Rapture, Rapture! - Monica Sinclair
10. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Comes The Pretty Young Bride - Monica Sinclair

Disc 15:

1. The Gondoliers: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
2. The Gondoliers: Act I: List And Learn, Ye Dainty Roses - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
3. The Gondoliers: Act I: Good Morrow, Pretty Maids - Helen Watts
4. The Gondoliers: Act I: For The Merriest Fellows - James Milligan
5. The Gondoliers: Act I: Buon'giorno, Signorine - Richard Lewis
6. The Gondoliers: Act I: We're Called Gondolieri - Richard Lewis
7. The Gondoliers: Act I: And Now To Chose Our Brides - Elsie Morison
8. The Gondoliers: Act I: Thank You, Gallant Gondolieri - Elsie Morison
9. The Gondoliers: Act I: From The Sunny Spanish Shore - Monica Sinclair
10. The Gondoliers: Act I: In Enterprise Of Martial Kind - Monica Sinclair
11. The Gondoliers: Act I: O Rapture, When Alone - Alexander Young
12. The Gondoliers: Act I: There Was A Time - Alexander Young
13. The Gondoliers: Act I: I Stole The Prince - Monica Sinclair
14. The Gondoliers: Act I: But Bless My Heart - Owen Brannigan
15. The Gondoliers: Act I: Try We Life-Long - Monica Sinclair
16. The Gondoliers: Act I: Bridegroom And Bride - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
17. The Gondoliers: Act I: When A Merry Maiden Marries - Marjorie Thomas
18. The Gondoliers: Act I: Kind Sir, You Cannot Have The Heart - Elsie Morison
19. The Gondoliers: Act I: Do Not Give Way - Elsie Morison
20. The Gondoliers: Act I: Then One Of Us Will Be A Queen - Elsie Morison
21. The Gondoliers: Act I: Replying We Sing - Richard Lewis
22. The Gondoliers: Act I: For Everyone Who Feels Inclined - Richard Lewis
23. The Gondoliers: Act I: Come, Let's Away - Elsie Morison
24. The Gondoliers: Act I: Then Away They Go To An Island Fair - Elsie Morison

Disc 16:

1. The Gondoliers: Act II: Of Happiness The Very Pith - Richard Lewis
2. The Gondoliers: Act II: Rising Early In The Morning - John Cameron
3. The Gondoliers: Act II: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - Richard Lewis
4. The Gondoliers: Act II: Here We Are, At The Risk Of Our Lives - Elsie Morison
5. The Gondoliers: Act II: Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
6. The Gondoliers: Act II: There Lived A King - Richard Lewis
7. The Gondoliers: Act II: In A Contemplative Fashion - Elsie Morison
8. The Gondoliers: Act II: With Ducal Pomp And Ducal Pride - Monica Sinclair
9. The Gondoliers: Act II: On The Day When I Was Wedded - Monica Sinclair
10. The Gondoliers: Act II: To Help Unhappy Commoners - Sir Geraint Evans
11. The Gondoliers: Act II: Small Titles And Orders - Monica Sinclair
12. The Gondoliers: Act II: I Am A Courtier Brave And Serious - Monica Sinclair
13. The Gondoliers: Act II: Here Is A Case Unprecedented - Elsie Morison
14. The Gondoliers: Act II: Now Let The Royal Lieges Gather Round - Helen Watts
15. The Gondoliers: Act II: The Royal Prince - Helen Watts
16. Cello Concerto in D: I. Allegro Moderato - Julian Lloyd Webber
17. Cello Concerto in D: II. Andante Espressivo - Julian Lloyd Webber
18. Cello Concerto in D: III. Molto Vivace - Julian Lloyd Webber

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11208 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-15
• Number of discs: 16
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: 1.13 pounds
• Running time: 862 minutes

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Customer Reviews

"Still Sufficiently Dignified".
The Duke of Plaza-Toro's instruction to the heirs to the throne of Barataria to preserve a demeanor "still sufficiently dignified" answers a criticism levelled at this series of Savoy Operas recorded under the direction of Sir Malcolm Sargent. Lacking dialogue, and using major British singers who never actually performed on stage in Gilbert and Sullivan, the presentation, especially of the first two of the series to appear, was considered too sedate. A great improvement was made when veteran singer George Baker was invited to participate in the remainder of the series. Although never a member of the D'Oyle Carte Opera company that regularly staged these works until 1961, he had featured in an earlier recorded series, also conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent, and could still in his 70s deliver the patter songs with inimitable clarity and snap. His work as the learned judge in "Trial By Jury" and Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd in "Ruddigore" is especially fine, making these two recordings top recommendations.

These recordings have been my preferred G & S listening ever since they first appeared. Sullivan's music deserves the attention of the major singers such as Richard Lewis in most of the leading tenor roles, and the Australian Elsie Morison in all the leading soprano roles. I prefer to reserve Gilbert's dialogue, not included in these recordings, for appreciating in live stage productions.

This boxed set must be the ultimate representation of the word "compact". It occupies no more than one quarter of the space on my shelves that the separate CD sets occupied. As with them, no librettos are provided. The CDs comprise exactly the same contents as before, providing here and there some additional Sullivan music as well as nine operettas.

The Ultimate G&S Box Set!
I cannot add much to John Austin's excellent review.
However,as I know how annoying it can be when Amazon does not give a full listing (especially annoying in box sets),here IS the full listing for the set above.
Once you have read it,you will see why I say it is the ultimate G&S!



H. M. S. Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, John Cameron, Owen Brannigan, James Milligan, Monica Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Trial by Jury, operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, John Cameron, Bernard Turgeon, Owen Brannigan, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


The Pirates of Penzance, operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, John Cameron, Heather Harper, Owen Brannigan, James Milligan, Monica Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


The Sorcerer, operetta Overture
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Cox and Box (The Long-Lost Brothers), operetta Overture
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta Overture
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Overture (In Memoriam), for orchestra in C major
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with John Cameron, Heather Harper, Alexander Young, John Shaw, Monica Sinclair, Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, Trevor Anthony, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Symphony in E major (Irish), for orchestra
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Sir Groves


Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with John Cameron, Heather Harper, Alexander Young, Ian Wallace, April Cantelo, Owen Brannigan, Monica Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, Sir Geraint Evans, John Cameron, Jeannette Sinclair, Ian Wallace, Owen Brannigan, Monica Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Ruddigore (The Witch's Curse), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, Harold Blackburn, Joseph Rouleau, Pamela Bowden, Owen Brannigan, Monica Sinclair, Elizabeth Harwood, George Baker, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Introduction
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Prelude Act 3
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Banquet Dance
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Overture Act 4
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Dance of the Nymphs and Reapers
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Prelude Act 5
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 Epilogue
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Merchant of Venice, incidental music Suite
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Vivian Dunn


The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, Sir Geraint Evans, John Cameron, Alexander Young, John Carol Case, Denis Dowling, Owen Brannigan, Doreen Hume, Monica Sinclair, Marjorie Thomas, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


The Gondoliers (The King of Barataria), operetta
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Pro Arte Orchestra
with Richard Lewis, Sir Geraint Evans, John Cameron, Helen Watts, Edna Graham, Alexander Young, James Milligan, Stella Hitchens, Monica Sinclair, Lavinia Renton, Marjorie Thomas, Elsie Morison
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent


Cello Concerto (orchestral part lost; reconstructed by C. Mackerras and D. Mackie)
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
with Julian Lloyd Webber
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

Gilbert and Sullivan-Sir Malcolm Sargent
This is a brilliantly performed collection.With perfect diction and gusto that G and S would have liked.I would have given this collection five stars if it were not for the fact that these cd's are massivly encrypted,that some machines can't play them.