Gilbert & Sullivan: The Best Of
The partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan began in 1875 thanks entirely to the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte. Their prodigious output of light operas continued for years with the D'Oyly Carte Company performing them throughout Britain for most of the last century. The recordings here were made at the height of their popularity between 1949-51. The tracks are: Trial By Jury: 1. Hark The Hour Of Ten Is Sounding - Chorus 2. Judge's Song - Richard Watson and Chorus HMS Pinafore: 3. We Sail The Ocean Blue....Buttercup's Song - Ella Halman and Chorus 4. My Gallant Crew....I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - Leslie Rands and Chorus 5. When I Was A Lad - Martyn Green and Chorus 6. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Muriel Harding, Leslie Rands & Martyn Green 7. He Is An Englishman - Richard Walker and Chorus The Pirates Of Penzance: 8. Pirate King's Song - Darrell Fancourt and Chorus 9. Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? ....Poor Wandering One - Leonard Osborn, Muriel Harding and Chorus 10. How Beautifully Blue The Sky - Leonard Osborn, Muriel Harding and Chorus 11. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General - Martyn Green and Chorus 12. When The Foreman Bears His Steel - Richard Watson, Muriel Harding, Joan Gillingham, Martyn Green and Chorus 13. When You Had Left Your Pirate Fold - Ella Halman, Leonard Osborn and Darrell Farcourt 14. Ah! Leave Me Not To Pine Alone - Murial Harding and Leonard Osborn 15. A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One - Richard Watson and Chorus 16. With Catlike Tread - Donald Harris and Chorus Iolanthe: 17. March And Entry Of The Peers - Chorus 18. The Law Is The True Embodiment - Martyn Green and Chorus 19. When I Went To The Bar - Martyn Green 20. When All Night Long - Fisher Morgan 21. When Britain Really Ruled The Waves - Eric Thornton and Chorus 22. Oh Foolish Fay - Ella Halman and Chorus 23. Nightmare Song - Martyn Green 24. If You Go In - Leonard Osborn, Martyn Green and Eric Thornton Total running time 76 minutes £8- incl p+p worldwide