Since you are interested in Best of Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan (1950s recordings), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
G & S: The Yeomen of the Guard / Trial by Jury (Complete operettas) Richard Suart / Felicity Palmer / Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2000 ] Two all-time G & S favourites recorded in Telarc's 20-bit digital sound. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (Complete Opera) Richard Suart, Donald Adams, Marie Mclaughlin, Anthony Rolfe Johnson / Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Records / CD - released 7/Jul/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
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. |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Pineapple Poll (arr. Charles Mackerras) / Symphony in E major, Irish Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "…Charles Mackerras's ballet Pineapple Poll (1951) has become a light-music classic. David Lloyd-Jones gives the whole thing tremendous swing and rhythmic bite, with the Liverpool players on their top form, and the result is a delight." BBC Music Fiv |