Songs and Overtures

~ Release by Gilbert & Sullivan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Favourites
#TitleLength
1The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die2:54
2The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, Sisters, Deaf to Pity's Name... Poor Wandering One!3:34
3The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General3:11
4The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment2:22
5The Pirates of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread2:45
6H. M. S. Pinafore: I Am the Monarch of the Sea1:10
7H. M. S. Pinafore: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term3:28
8H. M. S. Pinafore: Never Mind the Why and Wherefore
lead vocals [Captain Corcoran]:
John Cameron (in 1957)
lead vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Morison (in 1957)
lead vocals [Sir Joseph Porter]:
George Baker (in 1957)
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (in 1957)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert
composer:
Arthur Sullivan
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:54
9H. M. S. Pinafore: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen3:14
10The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I4:19
11The Mikado: Behold the Lord High Executioner2:59
12The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School1:36
13The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado4:20
14Iolanthe: When Britain Really Ruled the Waves
choir vocals:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (in 1959)
lead vocals [Earl of Mountararat]:
Ian Wallace (in 1959)
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (in 1959)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act II, no. 16 “When Britain Really Ruled the Waves” (Lord Mountararat, Chorus) (in 1959)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert
composer:
Arthur Sullivan
part of:
Iolanthe: Act II
3:02
15Iolanthe: If You Go In
lead vocals [Earl of Mountararat]:
Ian Wallace (in 1959)
lead vocals [Earl Tolloller]:
Alexander Young (in 1959)
lead vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
George Baker (in 1959)
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (in 1959)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act II, no. 21 “If You Go In You’re Sure to Win” (Tolloller, Mountararat, Lord Chancellor) (in 1959)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert
composer:
Arthur Sullivan
part of:
Iolanthe: Act II
2:33
16Iolanthe: If We're Weak Enough to Tarry1:37
17The Gondoliers: In Enterprise of Martial Kind1:48
18The Gondoliers: When a Merry Maiden Marries3:28
19The Gondoliers: Then One of Us Will Be a Queen2:55
20The Gondoliers: Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes3:20
21The Gondoliers: Dance a Cachuca, Fandango, Bolero2:20
22Patience: When I First Put This Uniform On1:29
23Patience: A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop2:30
24Patience: So Go to Him and Say to Him2:25
25The Yeomen of the Guard: When Maiden Loves She Sits and Sighs3:30
26The Yeomen of the Guard: I Have a Song to Sing, O!
choir vocals:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Elsie Maynard]:
Elsie Morison (in 1957)
lead vocals [Jack Point]:
Geraint Evans (in 1957)
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (in 1957)
recording of:
The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I, No. 7, Duet, “I Have a Song to Sing, O!”, (Point, Elsie, and Chorus) (in 1957)
additional lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
additional composer:
Arthur Sullivan
is based on:
Green Grow the Rushes, O
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I
3:42
2CD: Overtures

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ASIN:UK: B0000D9WXE [info]