Sullivan & Co.: Operas That Got Away.
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Composer: Arthur SullivanPerformer: Gillian Knight
Performer: Valerie Masterson
Performer: Gareth Jones
Performer: Frances McCafferty
Performer: Arthur Davies
Performer: Richard Suart
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-08-25
Music Label: Jay Records
Soundtracks:
- The Martyr of Antioch, sacred music drama for chorus & orchestra: Now Glory To The God Who Breaks
- The Martyr of Antioch, sacred music drama for chorus & orchestra: Io Paean
- Ivanhoe, opera: O Moon Art Thou Clad
- Ivanhoe, opera: Ho! Jolly Jenkin
- Haddon Hall, operetta: When The Budding Bloom of May
- Haddon Hall, operetta: The Sun's In The Sky
- Haddon Hall, operetta: In Days of Old
- Haddon Hall, operetta: Queen of the Garden
- The Chieftain, operetta: The Gay Hussar
- The Chieftain, operetta: Ah, Oui, J'étais Une Pensionnaire
- The Beauty Stone, musical drama: Since It Dwelt In That Rock
- The Beauty Stone, musical drama: Mine!Mine At Last...Ride On!
- The Rose of Persia (The Story-Teller and the Slave), operetta: I Care Not If The Cup I Hold (The Drinking Song)
- The Emerald Isle (The Caves of Carig-Cleena), operetta (completed by Edward German): If You Wish To Appear As An Irish Type
- The Emerald Isle (The Caves of Carig-Cleena), operetta (completed by Edward German): On The Heights of Glentaun
- The Emerald Isle (The Caves of Carig-Cleena), operetta (completed by Edward German): "Come Away" Sighs the Fairy Voice
Music reviews of Sullivan & Co.: Operas That Got Away.
Music Review: Still Gasping for Breath: Why don't we have more CDs like this?
Rating: 5 Stars
I lavish praise on this disc simply for existing. Every one of the excerpts included is fabulous! I only weep that (presumably) the budget disallowed any further recordings whether on this disc or on another. If you like Gilbert and Sullivan, you'll love this CD as well. Even if you don't have much experience with G&S this disc is worth considering.
The music is wonderful. Though "When the budding bloom of May" might at first appear to be a rip-off of the Ruddigore madrigal ("When the buds are blossoming"), it is of a very different feel, sending shivers of a distinctly different type down the spine. Sadly, Frances McCafferty's voice doesn't layer well over Gillian Knight's, and there are two points in this recording that sound a little funny. From the rollicking "Let us lead a life of pleasure" (The Gay Hussar) to the introspective "On the heights of Glentaun" the music presented is fabulous.
One song deserves a special mention, however. "`Come away,' sighs the fairy voice" is the most singly thrilling song I can think of at the moment. With Valerie Masterson as the soprano, backed up by Arthur Davies, Richard Suart and a very capably choir, the performance conveys that Sullivan's musical abilities didn't end with The Grand Duke. He was going strong to the end.
The performances are overall, very good. All of the singers understand the medium very well. Gillian Knight and Valerie Masterson are not as perfect-sounding as they once were, but both (particularly the latter) are still spectacular singers. I wouldn't have anyone else! As I mentioned, Frances McCafferty's voice sounds funny here and there (something of an edge) and Arthur Davies is a bit..."bouncy" at times, if you will. Gareth Jones is the next best thing after Donald Adams; his voice is magnificent. Richard Suart shows us how well he can sing outside of the "patter" realm, though his second song "If you wish to appear as an Irish type" from the Emerald Isle, is indeed a patter song, and one of the very best too. And Suart does it justice.
What else can I say? The recording quality is excellent, and there is no reason any G&S should *not* buy this disc. I will treasure this disc for a long, long time!
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