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Gilbert & Sullivan: Favorite Overtures

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Download links and information about Gilbert & Sullivan: Favorite Overtures by Sir Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra. This album was released in 1992 and it belongs to genres. It contains 11 tracks with total duration of 01:09:08 minutes.

Artist: Sir Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra
Release date: 1992
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Tracks: 11
Duration: 01:09:08
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Overture from The Pirates of Penzance (or, The Slave of Duty) (2000 Digital Remaster) 7:42
2. Overture from Iolanthe (or, The Peer and the Peri) (2000 Digital Remaster) 7:23
3. Overture from The Gondoliers (or, The King of Barataria) (2000 Digital Remaster) 6:17
4. Overture from HMS Pinafore (or The Lass that Loved a Sailor) (2000 Digital Remaster) 4:28
5. Overture from The Mikado (or The Town of Titipu) (2000 Digital Remaster) 8:34
6. Overture (arr. Geoffrey Toye) from Ruddigore (or, The Witch's Curse) (2000 Digital Remaster) 6:34
7. Overture from The Yeomen of the Guard (or, The Merryman and his Maid) (2000 Digital Remaster) 5:32
8. Overture from The Sorcerer (2000 Digital Remaster) 5:45
9. Overture from Princess Ida (or Castle Adamant) (2000 Digital Remaster) 4:13
10. Cox and Box (or, The Long-Lost Brothers) - Overture (2000 Digital Remaster) 2:44
11. Overture di Ballo (2000 Digital Remaster) 9:56

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The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has such a clear and distinct style that one can almost decide without ever hearing the music itself whether or not it is likable. Gondoliers, as a typical example of a Gilbert and Sullivan score, is much like that. The giddy bounciness and good-natured plot strikes some as enjoyable and endearing, while to others, it is merely trite and old fashioned. Those who care for the Gilbert and Sullivan style will be quite fond of Gondoliers, a comic opera where the music is strong but the plot is weak. The title song is particularly notable — a fantastically energetic piece. There are other great songs as well, such as "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes." This recording from the early 1990s is a fine working of this shiny score, running 109 minutes. For fans of this genre, this is a requisite for any collection.