Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado
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Performer: Geraint Evans
Performer: Ian Wallace
Performer: John Cameron
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra
Performer: Elsie Morison
Performer: Jeannette Sinclair
Performer: Richard Lewis
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Music Label: Class. for Pleas. Us
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Overture
  2. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. If you want to know who we are
  3. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Gentlemen, I pray you tell me
  4. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. A wand'ring minstrel, I
  5. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Our great Mikado, virtuous man
  6. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Young man, despair
  7. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. And have I journeyed for a month
  8. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Behold the Lord High Executioner
  9. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. As some day it may happen
  10. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Comes a train of little ladies
  11. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Three little maids from school
  12. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. So please you, sir, we much regret
  13. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted
  14. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. I am so proud
  15. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. With aspect stern
  16. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 1. Your revels cease
Music CD 2
  1. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Braid the raven hair
  2. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. The sun, whose rays are all ablaze
  3. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Brightly dawns our wedding day
  4. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Here's a how-de-do!
  5. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Miya sama, miya sama
  6. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. A more humane Mikado
  7. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. The criminal cried
  8. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. See how the Fates their gifts allot
  9. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. The flowers that bloom in the spring
  10. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Alone, and yet alive
  11. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. Hearts do not break
  12. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
  13. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. For he's gone and married Yum-Yum

Music reviews of Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado

Music Review: Actually...It's Pretty Good!
Rating: 5 Stars

I was not expecting much from this recording when I bought it. Wasn't this the recording with the matronly Yum-Yum? The bored Nanki-Poo? The slow conducting? Yes and no.

While Elsie Morrison does sound a bit on the matronly side in "The sun whose rays," her performance on the whole is very fine indeed. Yum-Yum does not extend beyond Morrison's comfort zone: every note is beautifully assured.

Though Richard Lewis has a tendency to sound like he'd rather be elsewhere, he is involved enough in this recording to pass. He sounds lovesick for Yum-Yum indeed.

Now let's tackle what for most is the stickler: Sargent's tempi. Not only does Sargent not go exceedingly slower than normal, in a few numbers, he goes faster than normal! The fast number that comes to mind is the "Miya sama... From every kind of man obedience I expect" scene. It flows along at a wonderful speed. Owen Brannigan and Monica Sinclair handle the speed very well. There are a few slow numbers (the madrigal and the opening chorus particularly), but the singers are always up to the challenge of dealing with it.

Brannigan's "A more human Mikado" is now my favorite. Really, I like it better than even Donald Adam's approach. Brannigan's evil laugh is the best.

Is there anyone else out there who loves Ian Wallace's Pooh Bah? It was quite a revelation to me. His voice is so secure, his characterization so delightful.

Monica Sinclair as Katisha is in excellent voice, though she could be more imposing at times.

There are a few textual issues with this recording that will bother G&S fans who already have The Mikado more or less memorized. I can think of three off hand:
* Ko-Ko repeats "The town would lose" instead of "For Titipu" in "I am so proud"
* Pooh Bah sings "But as you've got a month to live" rather than "But as one month you have to live"
* Ko-Ko sings "You've got a good bargain in me" rather than "You've a very good bargain in me"

These things may seem unimportant trifles (that's how I see them), but they may be a sticking point for some.

Overall, this Mikado is not bad at all, but on the contrary is very good. Anyone who likes vintage G&S (a fine 1956 stereo recording) sung strongly, this set is sure to give (almost) unalloyed pleasure.

(At the time of this writing, the older EMI incarnation of this recording may be picked up used for less than the CfP issue: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado.)

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