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Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (24 Mar 2003)
  • SPARS Code: A-D
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B00008LJEP
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 59,997 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria - OvertureThe New Symphony Orchestra Of London 6:40£0.79
Listen  2. 1. List and learnDawn Bradshaw 3:33£0.79
Listen  3. 2. Good morrow, pretty maidsDawn Bradshaw 1:19£0.79
Listen  4. 3. For the merriest fellows are weMichael Wakeham 1:42£0.79
Listen  5. 4. See, see at last they come to make their choiceDawn Bradshaw0:34£0.29
Listen  6. 5. Buon' giorno, signorine!Thomas Round 2:34£0.79
Listen  7. The Gondoliers - We're called gondolieri, but that's a vagaryThomas Round 2:08£0.79
Listen  8. 7. And now to choose our brides!Thomas Round 1:03£0.79
Listen  9. 8. Are you peeping?Dawn Bradshaw 1:45£0.79
Listen10. 9. Thank you gallant gondolieriJoyce Wright 2:27£0.79
Listen11. 10. From the sunny Spanish shoreJennifer Toye 7:54Album Only
Listen12. The Gondoliers - In enterprise of martial kindJennifer Toye 1:32£0.79
Listen13. 12. O rapture, when alone togetherJennifer Toye 4:36£0.79
Listen14. 13. There was a time, a time for ever goneJennifer Toye 5:08£0.79
Listen15. 14. I stole the PrinceJennifer Toye 3:29£0.79
Listen16. 15. But, bless my heart, consider my position!Jennifer Toye0:57£0.29
Listen17. 16. Try we life-long we can neverJennifer Toye 2:07£0.79
Listen18. 17. Bride-groom and bride!Joyce Wright0:40£0.29
Listen19. 18. When a merry maiden marriesJoyce Wright 8:00Album Only
Listen20. 19. Kind sir, you cannot have the heart, our lives to pMary Sansom 3:07£0.79
Listen21. 20. Do not give way to this uncalled-for griefJoyce Wright0:47£0.29
Listen22. 21. Then one of us will be a QueenMary Sansom 2:28£0.79


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. 22. Now pray, what us the cause of thisThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus0:33£0.29
Listen  2. 23. Replying, we sing as one individualThomas Round0:54£0.29
Listen  3. 24. For ev'ryone who feels inclinedThomas Round 2:10£0.79
Listen  4. 25. Come let's away - our island crown awaits meJoyce Wright0:54£0.29
Listen  5. 26. Now, Marco dear, my wishes hearMary Sansom 3:30£0.79
Listen  6. 27. Then away they go to an island fairJoyce Wright 2:11£0.79
Listen  7. 28. Of happiness the very pithThomas Round 4:01£0.79
Listen  8. 29. Rising early in the morningAlan Styler 3:35£0.79
Listen  9. The Gondoliers - Take a pair of sparkling eyesThomas Round 3:11£0.79
Listen10. 31. Here we are, at the risk of our livesDawn Bradshaw 1:30£0.79
Listen11. 32. After sailing to this landJoyce Wright 2:43£0.79
Listen12. 33. Dance a cachucha, fandango, boleroThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus 3:53£0.79
Listen13. 34. There lived a king, as I've been toldThomas Round 6:42£0.79
Listen14. 35. In a contemplative fashionJoyce Wright 2:16£0.79
Listen15. 36. With ducal pomp and ducal prideGillian Knight0:55£0.29
Listen16. 37. This polite attentionGillian Knight 2:33£0.79
Listen17. 38. On the day when I was weddedGillian Knight 3:55£0.79
Listen18. 39. To help unhappy commonersJohn Reed0:22£0.29
Listen19. 40. Small titles and orders for mayors and recordersGillian Knight 6:14£0.79
Listen20. 41. I am a courtier grave and seriousJennifer Toye 4:47£0.79
Listen21. 42. Here is a case unprecedented!Jennifer Toye 1:14£0.79
Listen22. 43. Now let the loyal lieges gather roundJoyce Wright 1:05£0.79
Listen23. 44. Speak woman speak, we're all attention!Jennifer Toye0:23£0.29
Listen24. 45. The royal prince was by the king entrustedJeanette Roach0:49£0.29
Listen25. 46. Luiz! Casilda!Jennifer Toye 1:44£0.79
Listen26. 47. One more, gondolieriJoyce Wright 1:38£0.79



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5.0 out of 5 stars A gem from the D'Oyly Carte Silver Age, 30 Dec 2003
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This recording of THE GONDOLIERS comes from 1960 when the old D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was at the height of it's post-war powers. This was also one of the first recordings of what was to become affectionatly known as the 'DECCA 2nd Series', first series having begun in 1949 with TRIAL BY JURY and ended in 1955 with PRINCESS IDA.

THE GONDOLIERS was also one of four recordings in this series to include complete dialogue, something that would spark endless debate. Some wanted the full dialogue with all recordings, some wanted none. I personally would say that Gilbert and Sullivan sparked off each other and as we want to hear every note of Sullivan we should hear every word of Gilbert. After all we expect ever word, spoken or sung, in a work by Offenbach, Lehar, Johann Strauss et al.

Certainly this recording has never been bettered as an all round representation of the piece as staged at that time by D'Oyly Carte and if to some the dialogue does seem stilted, well that is the way it was performed at that time, not just professionally, but by amateur companies worldwide, and in some cases still is.

But the glory here is that there could not be a happier show - one to raise the spirits and to fill the soul with italianate sunshine!

John Reed - who had just one year previously been playing Antonio/Annibale - already revealing the talent that was to make him one of the great G & S comedians, Gillian Knight a formidable Duchess, Mary Samson and Joyce Wright as Gianetta and Tessa, Kenneth Sandford, still a new comer, an excellent Don Alhambra, Alan Styler and Thomas Round imcomparable as Giuseppe and Marco. The whole supported by Isidore Godfrey conducting a superb chorus and orchestra.

The only quibble is the ridiculous side break right in the middle of the Act One finale. Surely DECCA could have done something about this as there is room on the first CD for the whole act and this is the second reissue of this particular recording.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A convincing rendition, 14 Dec 2003
By E. Evans "edwardrussia" (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews
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A very good account of the Gondoliers, making the most of its rich orchestral accompaniment and operatic-style Italian singing. It is a pity that disc 1 ends mid-way through the Act I finale, giving a rather odd break, especially when the whole of Act I would have fitted on to one disc. The dialogue may not be to everybody's taste, with the actors' rather staid delivery. John Reed's performance, however, is to his usual excellent standard. All in a all, I can heartily recommend this recording.
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