Reed, John

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...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 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

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: 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

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