Gilbert & Sullivan Highlights & Overtures
Isidore Godfrey · George Weldon · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · New Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
HMS Pinafore: I'm called Little Buttercup
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2 “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
HMS Pinafore: When I was a lad I served a term
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9, “When I Was a Lad” (Sir Joseph)
HMS Pinafore: Never mind the why and wherefore
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph)
Ruddigore: When the night wind howls
Arthur Sullivan - Ruddigore: Act II. “When the night wind howls” (Sir Roderic, Chorus)
Ruddigore: My eyes are fully open
Arthur Sullivan - Ruddigore: Act II. “My eyes are fully open to my awful situation” (Margaret, Sir Ruthven, Sir Despard)
Patience: A magnet hung in a hardware shop
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 13. “A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop” (Grosvenor, Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: So go to him and say to him
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 15. “So Go to Him, and Say to Him” (Jane, Bunthorne)
The Mikado: Behold the Lord High Executioner
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner” (Men)
The Mikado: As some day it may happen (I've got a little list)
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men)
The Mikado: Three little maids from school
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls)
The Mikado: Here's a how-de-do!
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 15. “Here’s a how-de-do” (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko)
The Mikado: The flowers that bloom in the Spring
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 20, “The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring” (Nanki-Pooh, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah)
The Mikado: On a tree by a river a little tom-tit (Willow, Tit-Willow)
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko)
Trial by Jury: When I, good friends, was called to the bar (The Judge's Song)
Arthur Sullivan - Trial by Jury: “When I, Good Friends, Was Call’d to the Bar” (Judge, Chorus)
The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, better far to live and die (I am a pirate king)
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 3. “Oh, better far to live and die” … “I am a pirate king!” (Pirate King, Pirates)
The Pirates of Penzance: I am the very model of a modern Major-General
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 13. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 24. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment” (Sergeant, Policemen)
Iolanthe: When I went to the bar as a very young man
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 12 “When I Went to the Bar” (Lord Chancellor)
Iolanthe: When you're lying awake with a dismal headache (The Nightmare Song)
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 20 “When You’re Lying Awake” (Lord Chancellor)
The Gondoliers: For the merriest fellows are we
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act I: “For the Merriest Fellows Are We” (Antonio, Chorus)
The Gondoliers: In enterprise of martial kind (The Duke of Plaza-Toro)
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act I: "In Enterprise of The Martial Kind" (Duke, Casilda, Duchess, Luiz)
The Gondoliers: Take a pair of sparkling eyes
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, no. 13, Song: “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes” (Marco)
The Gondoliers: Dance a cachura, fandango, bolero
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, No. 15, Chorus, “Dance a Cachucha” (Company)
The Gondoliers: I am a courtier grave and serious
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, No. 21, Gavotte, “I am A Courtier, Grave and Serious”, (Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Marco and Giuseppe)
The Yeomen of the Guard: I have a song to sing, O!
Arthur Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard: Act II Finale, no. 22 “I Have a Song to Sing, O!” (Jack, Elsie, Chorus)