Since you are interested in The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan (Recorded 1948-1954), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Power of Love - British Opera Arias Deborah Riedel (soprano) / Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings SACD / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] A beautiful recording of neglected British Opera arias... "Obviously this album is a work of great love and every attempt has been to do it right." |
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Complete Overtures Alaster Bentley (oboe) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Andrew Penny (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Mar/2001 ] "I can't see why anyone wanting a collection of Sullivan's comic opera overtures should wish to look elsewhere " - Gramophone |
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Ruddigore (complete operetta Rec 1950) D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and Orchestra Isidore Godfrey (conductor) [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] "the performance is certainly a landmark" - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
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The Pirates of Penzance / Trial by Jury (Rec 1949) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / Darrell Fancourt / Leonard Osborn / Martyn Green / Leslie Rands [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2001 ] "The 1949 Pirates was the old company's high point, with stalwarts such as Green, and the imposing Darrell Fancourt as the Pirate King, reveling in their parts in a way that still sounds fresh. It's and impression greatly enhanced by the deft... |
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Gilbert & Sullivan: The Sorcerer (Rec 1953) plus highlights from the 1933 recording D'Oyly Carte Opera Company featuring Peter Pratt, Neville Griffiths and Donald Adams [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] "Nearly two complete recordings of The Sorcerer ... both are among the best of their era. ... One would be hard pressed to find a better rendition" - MusicWeb (April 2005) |
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The Mikado (Complete 1950 Recording) Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Leonard Osborn, Darrell Fancourt / The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] The first release of the Historic 1950 D'Oyly Carte recordings |
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida (complete operetta rec 1954) plus The Gondoliers (excerpts rec 1931) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Donald Adams, George Baker, Leonard Osborn, Peter Pratt, Thomas Round and Victoria Sladen / Isidore Godfrey (conductor [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2006 ] The three-act comic opera Princess Ida appeared, chronologically, between Iolanthe (1882) and The Mikado (1885) and was first performed under the baton of the composer, on 5th January 1884 at the 'electrically-lighted' Savoy Theatre. |
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The Gondoliers (1950 recording) Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Alan Styler, Ella Halman, Richard Watson, Leonard Osborn / D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great operetta recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "This recording will appeal to collectors who are confirmed Gilbert and Sullivan fans, particularly to those who want to hear why Martyn Green was such a beloved Savoyard." (ClassicalNet) |
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Iolanthe (1951 recording) with Pineapple Poll ballet Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Alan Styler, Morgan Fisher, Darrell Fancourt, Leonard Osborn / The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Isido [ Naxos Historical Great operetta recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "We have an experienced stage-performing cast brought into the studio for this recording; all names remembered with affection." (MusicWeb International) |
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience (1951 recording) Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Alan Styler, Peter Pratt, Darrell Fancourt, Leonard Osborn / The D'Oyly Carte Opera, Isidodore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great operetta recordings / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] One of the most melodious and perennially popular of the G & S operettas, Patience (or Bunthorne's Bride) was first performed at the Opera Comique, London on 23rd April, 1881, under the baton of the composer. |