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Essential Gilbert & Sullivan - Over 2 hours of witty and delightful operaetta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Trial by Jury; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Bowden, Pamela; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Cantelo, April; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Graham, Edna; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milligan, James...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

Parry: Songs of Farewell / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Gustav Holst: The Evening-watch, for chorus, Op. 43/1, H. 159; Richard Rodney Bennett: A Good-Night, for chorus; Herbert Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing; John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chor...
Performers: Crouch, Gabriel; Gaunt, William; Long, Matthew [Vocals]
Conductors: Short, Nigel

Following a string of five-star reviews for their previous discs of 20th-century French choral music (Poulenc's Figure Humaine ) and Renaissance polyphony (Victoria's Requiem), the...continue...

The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; H.M.S. Pinafore; Trial by Jury; The Sorcerer; Patience; The Yeomen of the Guard; The Pirates of Penzance; Ruddigore; Iolanthe; The Gondoliers; The Gongoliers; Princess Ida
Performers: Adams, Donald; Allister, Jean; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Hindmarsh, Jean; Holland, Lyndsie; Hood, Ann; Jones, Peggy Ann; Knight, Gillian; Lawlor, Thomas; Mas...
Conductors: Nash, Royston; Godfrey, Isidore; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

This 2-CD, 52-track collection offers favourite songs and choruses from: The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, HMS Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, The...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan Edition [Bonus CD]

25 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Gondoliers; Grand Duke; Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major; Henry VIII; HMS Pinafore; Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta; Mikado; Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), opere...
Performers: Adams, Donald; Palmer, Christene; Potter, Philip; Reed, John; Round, Thomas
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore; Nash, Royston; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Walker, James

29 May 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert - the librettist of one of the most famous musical...continue...

The Very Model of a G & S Anthology

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Gondoliers; HMS Pinafore; Iolanthe; Princess Ida; Ruddigore; Utopia, Limited; Patience; The Sorcerer; The Pirates of Penzance; Trial By Jury; The Grand Duke; The Yeoman of the Gu...
Performers: Adams, Donald; Allister, Jean; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Dawe, Robert; Edmonds, Thomas; Gurner, Ruth; Hindmarsh, Jean; Holland, Lyndsie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Knight, Gillian; Knight, Norma; Masters...
Conductors: Christiansen, James; Godfrey, Isidore; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Nash, Royston; Divall, Richard

The Very Best of Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-10-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore; Iolanthe; The Mikado; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Pirates Of Penzance; The Yeomen Of the Guard
Performers: Dean, Yvonne; Drummond-Grant, Ann; Fancourt, Darrell; Gillingham, Joan; Gillingham, Joe; Goodier, Henry; Green, Martyn; Harding, Muriel; Harris, Donald [D'Oyly Carte]; Mitchell, Margaret; Morgan, Fis...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore

A new Collection of the 30 most popular Gilbert & Sullivan Numbers in classic performances from the original Savoy Opera Company. These are the top...continue...

Vintage Collection - Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe, etc / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Regis Records / 2008-11-03

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe; Pineapple Poll
Performers: Dean, Yvonne; Drummond-Grant, Ann; Green, Martyn; Halman, Ella; Mitchell, Margaret; Morgan, Fisher; Osborn, Leonard; Styler, Alan; Thornton, Eric
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, Trial by Jury / Sargent, Baker, Cameron, Lewis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milligan, James; Morison, Elsie; Turgeon, Bernard
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

"The entire cast seems to be having a wonderful time, and it's the infectious fun combined with the unusually high musical standards that make this...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Mikado / Sargent, Brannigan, Lewis, Cameron, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Morison, Elsie; Sinclair, Jeannette; Wallace, Ian
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
The first and most orchestrally spirited of the Sargent G&S series, with crisp delivery from the Japanese courtiers and a top-notch pair of...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore, Merchant of Venice / Sargent, Baker, Lewis, Brannigan, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Ruddigore; The Merchant of Venice, incidental music
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Blackburn, Harold; Brannigan, Owen; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Morison, Elsie; Rouleau, Joseph
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Dunn, Vivian
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
An underrated gem, meshing parody pastoral with supernatural and graced by Sargent's attention to instrumental detail.
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe, Overture di Ballo / Sargent, Thomas, Sinclair, Cameron, Wallace, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta; Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Cantelo, April; Harper, Heather; Morison, Elsie; Wallace, Ian; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard / Sargent, Dowling, Cameron, Lewis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Case, John Carol; Dowling, Denis; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hume, Doreen; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

Sullivan: Princess Ida, Patter Songs / Godfrey, Eddy, et al

2 CD / Avid-Masters Import / 2007-05-22

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta; Mikado; Yeomen of the Guard; Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta; Sorcerer; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Patience (Bunthorne's B...
Performers: Adams, Donald; Banks, John; Dixon, Beryl; Drummond-Grant, Ann; Eddy, Nelson; Harding, Muriel; Hills, Trevor; Morey, Cynthia; Morgan, Fisher; Osborn, Leonard; Pratt, Peter; Round, Thomas; Skitch, Jeff...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore; Armbruster, Robert
Ensemble: Chorus; D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; Orchestra

Sullivan: The Rose of Persia / Higgins, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2005-08-16

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Rose of Persia (The Story-Teller and the Slave), operetta; Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Mikado; Yeomen of the Guard; MacBeth
Performers: Bellamy, Marcia; Black, Lynton; Caddy, Ian; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Harrison, Sally; Henry, Claire; Morrison, Richard; Pendleton, Claire; Roddy, Alison; Sharpe, Ivan; Smith, Marilyn Hill [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Higgins, Tom
Ensemble: Hanover Band

'The Rose of Persia' was supposed to mark a new long-term collaboration between Sir Arthur Sullivan and dramatist Basil Hood after Sullivan's falling out with...continue...

Sullivan: The Contrabandista, The Foresters / Corp, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-12-14

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Contrabandista (The Law of the Ladrones), operetta (revised as "The Chieftains"); The Foresters, incidental music
Performers: Bindley, Justin; Catling, Ashley; Cohn, Joanna; Hopper, Catherine; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Moses, Geoffrey; Rutter, Claire; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Choir

Spirited performances are the order of the day in this recording of two little-known operettas by Sullivan. 'The Contrabandista' tells the story of the hapless...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Ayldon, John; Broad, John; Holland, Lyndsie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Masterson, Valerie; Rayner, Michael; Reed, John; Sandford, Kenneth; Wales, Pauline; Wright, Colin
Conductors: Nash, Royston
Ensemble: ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus

"The 1973 stereo re-recording of The Mikado by the D'Oyly Carte company directed by Royston Nash is a complete success in every way and shows...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe
Performers: Adams, Donald; Bradshaw, Dawn; Knight, Gillian; Newman, Yvonne; Reed, John [baritone]; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Sansom, Mary; Styler, Alan; Toye, Jennifer; Wales, Pauline
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; Grenadier Guards Band; New Symphony Orchestra

"The chorus is excellent and the orchestral detail has the usual light Godfrey touch... the production was given added panache by introducing the Grenadier Guards...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance / Godfrey, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance
Performers: Adams, Donald; Allister, Jean; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Maisey, Susan; Masterson, Valerie; Palmer, Christene; Potter, Philip; Reed, John; Wales, Pauline
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere... Godfrey's conducting is as affectionate as ever, more lyrical here, without...continue...

Sullivan: The Beauty Stone / Lyle, Prince Consort, et al

2 CD / Pearl / 2003-03-25

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Beauty Stone, musical drama
Performers: Aronson, Margaret; Borthwick, Alan; Borthwick, Jane; Bourfo, Richard; Caddow, Doreen; Cooper, Scott; Devlin, Hazel; Klayman, Ivor; Leask, Margaret; Sullivan, Arthur; Timmons, Mary
Conductors: Lyle, David
Ensemble: Prince Consort Chorus

Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore / Rouse, Dearth, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 2002-03-01

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore
Performers: Dearth, Harry

Gilbert & Sullivan: Mikado, Yeoman of the Guard / Godfrey

3 CD / Pearl / 2001-03-27

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado; Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Drummond-Grant, Ann; Fancourt, Darrell; Flynn, Radley; Gillingham, Joan; Green, Martyn; Griffiths, Neville; Halman, Ella; Harding, Muriel; Harris, Donald [D'Oyly Carte]; Mitchell, Margaret; Osborn, L...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 6 / Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 38...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shore, Andrew; Tomlinson, John; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; Leeds Parish Church Chorus

"John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he dispays his versatility...continue...

The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan / D'Oyly Carte Opera

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-08-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Yeomen of the Guard; Iolanthe; Pirates of Penzance; Mikado; Patience; Gondoliers
Performers: Barclay, Yvonne; Bottone, Bonaventure; Butteriss, Simon; Cameron, Patricia; Creasy, Philip; Fieldsend, David; Jones, Gareth [baritone]; Ker, Thora; Masterson-Smith, Simon; Maxwell, Donald; McVay, Tom...
Conductors: Edwards, John Owen; Pryce-Jones, John
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan / Mackerras, Welsh National Opera, et al

5 CD / Telarc / 1999-07-27

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado; Pirates of Penzance; HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury; Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Archer, Neill; Banks, Barry; Evans, Rebecca; Folwell, Nicholas; Garrett, Eric; Gossage, Julie; Howells, Anne; Knight, Gillian; Maxwell, Donald; McLau...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Telarc presents a special boxed set of the five most popular Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in highly praised performances led by Sir Charles Mackerras. "A...continue...

Sullivan: The Mikado - Highlights / English National Opera

1 CD / Jay Records / 1999-05-18

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Angas, Richard; Bottone, Bonaventure; Garrett, Lesley; Idle, Eric; Palmer, Felicity; Richardson, Mark [Baritone]; Van Allan, Richard
Conductors: Robinson, Peter
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

"...What a fabulous sound! The ENO chorus here is magnificent...Garrett's voice is light and pretty and her characterization is just right. Palmer is a wonderfully...continue...

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

1 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Sorcerer; Gondoliers; Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta; Mikado
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ayldon, John; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Hindmarsh, Jean; Holland, Lyndsie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Knight, Gillian; Masterson, Valerie; Reed, John; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Ski...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore; Nash, Royston
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Arthur Sullivan / Walter Passmore, Charles Workman

2 CD / Symposium / 1996-10-01

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Sorcerer; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe; Mikado; Yeomen of the Guard; Gondoliers; Utopia Limited; Rose of Persia
Performers: Dearth, Harry; Florence, Ada; Francis, Hilda; Howe, Robert; Hyde, Walter; Kingston, Morgan; Passmore, Walter; Sinclair, Elsa; Spain, Elsie; Thornton, Harry; Workman, Charles H. [baritone]

Gilbert and Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard, Trial by Jury

2 CD / Telarc / 1995-10-24

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Trial by Jury
Performers: Adams, Donald; Archer, Neill; Banks, Barry; Davies, Gareth Rhys [Baritone Vocal]; Evans, Philip Lloyd; Evans, Rebecca; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Hoare, Peter [; King, John; Mason, Ralph; Massocchi, Pe...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore / Mackerras, Welsh Opera

1 CD / Telarc / 1994-10-25

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore
Performers: Adams, Donald; Allan, Thomas; Evans, Philip Lloyd; Evans, Rebecca; King, John; Palmer, Felicity; Schade, Michael; Seymour, Valerie; Suart, Richard; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance / Mackerras, etc

1 CD / Telarc / 1993-10-26

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ainsley, John Mark; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Evans, Rebecca; Folwell, Nicholas; Gossage, Julie; Ilett, Rosalind; Knight, Gillian; Suart, Richard; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone V...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Gilbert and Sullivan: Mikado /Mackerras, Rolfe-Johnson et al

1 CD / Telarc / 1992-02-25

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Adams, Donald; Folwell, Nicholas; Howells, Anne; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Palmer, Felicity; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Suart, Richard; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus

Gilbert & Sullivan: Ivanhoe / Lyle, Prince Consort, et al

3 CD / Pearl / 1991-01-01

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Ivanhoe, opera
Performers: Anderson, Walter; Blackwood, David; Boothroyd, Simon; Borthwick, Alan; Bourfo, Richard; Cooper, Scott; Cowan, Rachel; Drummond, Irene; Graham, Bruce; Klayman, Ivor; McCafferty, Frances; McHollan, Geo...
Conductors: Lyle, David
Ensemble: Gilbert and Sullivan Society Edinburgh Members