Godfrey, Isidore

Sounds of the Sea

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Claude Debussy: La Mer; Petite Suite...
Performers: Cole, Nadia; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Jones, Della; Klass, Myleene
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Khachaturian, Aram; Ansermet, Ernest; Britten, Benjamin; Wordsworth, Barry; Gergiev, Valery; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Vinden, Maurice; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Godfrey,...

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 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...

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...

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

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...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...

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-03-24

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Gondoliers
Performers: Bradshaw, Dawn; Cook, George; Gill, Daphne; Jones, Ceinwen; Knight, Gillian; Reed, John; Riordan, Joseph; Roach, Jeanette; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Sansom, Mary; Skitch, Jeffrey; Styler, Ala...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore

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

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