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Gilbert and Sullivan - Operettas Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent
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Gilbert and Sullivan - Operettas Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent
by Gilbert & Sullivan, Sir Malcolm Sargent, and Monica Sinclair, George Baker, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Harwood Owen Brannigan (Audio CD - 2001) - Box set
Sales Rank: 141465
Price:$98.99
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Customer Reviews and Comments
The Duke of Plaza-Toro's instruction to the heirs to the throne of Barataria to preserve a demeanor "still sufficiently dignified" fits a criticism levelled at this series of Savoy Operas recorded under the direction of Sir Malcolm Sargent. Lacking dialogue, and using major British singers who never actually performed on stage in Gilbert and Sullivan, the presentation, especially of the first two of the series to appear, was considered too sedate. A great improvement was made when veteran singer George Baker was invited to participate in the remainder of the series. Although never a member of the D'Oyle Carte Opera company that regularly staged these works until 1961, he had featured in an earlier recorded series, also conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent, and could still in his 70s deliver the patter songs with inimitable clarity and snap. His work as the learned judge in "Trial By Jury" and Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd in "Ruddigore" is especially fine, making these two recordings top recommendations. These recordings have been my preferred G & S listening ever since they first appeared. Sullivan's music deserves the attention of the major singers such as Richard Lewis in most of the leading tenor roles, and the Australian Elsie Morison in all the leading soprano roles. I prefer to reserve Gilbert's dialogue, not included in these recordings, for appreciating in live stage productions. This boxed set must be the ultimate representation of the word "compact". It occupies no more than one quarter of the space on my shelves that the separate CD sets occupied. As with them, no librettos are provided. The CDs comprise exactly the same contents as before, providing here and there some additional Sullivan music as well as the nine operettas.
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Gilbert and Sullivan - Operettas Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent
by Gilbert & Sullivan, Sir Malcolm Sargent, and Monica Sinclair, George Baker, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Harwood Owen Brannigan (Audio CD - 2001) - Box set
Price:$98.99
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