Also contains: Mikado, The (1973 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Yeomen of the Guard, The (1964 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Trial By Jury (1964 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Gondoliers, The (1961 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) H.M.S. Pinafore (1959 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Iolanthe (1960 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Patience (1960 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Ruddigore (1962 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Cox and Box (1961 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Sorcerer, The (1966 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Zoo, The (1978 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Princess Ida (1965 Studio Cast) Utopia Limited (1975 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) Grand Duke, The (1975 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
Tracks: 1. The Gondoliers (The King of Barataria), operetta
2. Grand Duke (The Statutory Duel), operetta
3. Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major
4. Henry VIII, incidental music
5. H. M. S. Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor), operetta
6. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta
7. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta
8. Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta
9. The Pirates of Penzance, operetta
10. Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta
11. Pineapple Poll, ballet
12. Ruddigore (The Witch's Curse), operetta
13. Cox and Box (The Long-Lost Brothers), operetta
14. The Sorcerer, operetta
15. The Zoo, operetta Introduction
16. Utopia Limited (The Flowers of Progress), operetta
17. Macbeth, incidental music
18. Victoria and Merrie England, suite from the ballet
19. Marmion, overture for orchestra
20. The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta
21. Trial by Jury, operetta
Tracks: Disc: 1
1. Overture
2. Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry
3. When Fred'ric Was A Little Lad
4. Oh, Better To Live And Die
5. Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me
6. Climbing Over Rocky Mountain
7. Stop! Ladies, Pray! A Man!
8. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
9. Oh, Sisters, Deaf To Pity's Name, For Shame!
10. Poor Wand'ring One!
11. What Ought We To Do, Gentle Sisters, Say?
12. How Beautifully Blue The Sky
13. Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
14. Hold, Monsters!
15. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
Disc: 2
1. Oh, Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate
2. Hail Poetry, Thou Heav'n Born Maid!
3. You May Go, For You're At Liberty
4. Pray Observe The Magnanimity
5. Oh, Dry The Glist'ning Tear
6. Then Frederic
7. When The Foeman Bares His Steel
8. Now For The Pirates Lair!
9. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
10. Away, Away, My Heart's On Fire
11. All Is Prepared
12. Stay, Fred'ric Stay!
13. Ah, Leave Me Not Pine Alone And Desolate
14. Oh, Here Is Love And Here Is Truth
15. No, I'll Be Brave
16. Sergeant Approach
17. When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
18. A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We
19. With Cat-Like Tread
20. Hush! Hush! Not A Word
21. Sighing Softly To The River
22. Now What Is This, And What Is That
23. We Triumph Now
24. Away With Them, And Place Them At The Bar
25. Poor Wand'ring Ones, Though Ye Have Surely Strayed
Tracks: 1. Overture
2. Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry
3. When Fred'ric Was A Little Lad
4. Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
5. Climbing Over Rocky Mountain
6. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
7. Oh, Sisters, Dear To Pity's Name, For Shame!
8. Poor Wand'ring One!
9. How Beautifully Blue The Sky
10. Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
11. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
12. Oh, Dry The Glist'ning Tear
13. Then Frederic .. When The Foeman Bares His Steel
14. Stay, Fred'ric, Stay!
15. When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
16. With Cat-Like Tread
17. Hush! Hush! Not A Word
18. Sighing Softly To The River ... (Finale)
Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:48: Amazon.com Editoral Review: Owen Branigan almost steals the show with his portrayal of the flustered police sergeant (his rendition of his lot not being an 'appy one is worth the price of admission), but then again this Pirates is chock-full of terrific idiomatic singing. Donald Adams, for example, runs Branigan a close second as the pirate king, and the pair of lovers are endearing as well. Veteran Savoyard John Reed is a delicious Major General and Isidore Godfrey, the D'Oyly Carte's chief conductor for umpteen years, leads with élan. The recording dates from 1968, but you'd never know it; sonics are fresh as if they were recorded yesterday. Gilbert & Sullivan fans must have this version, which beats earlier D'Oyly Carte productions. If you must have all-digital though, Mackerras on Telarc leads a spunky performance. --Dan Davis
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