Employment

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Is it too early for a Britpop revival? Not on the watch of Leeds quintet Kaiser Chiefs, who just a decade after the release of Blur's scene-making 1994 album, Parklife, offer a striking follow-up. They've hired the same producer--Stephen Street. They've studied the same influences--the Buzzcocks, the Jam, the Kinks. They've even picked up the same English slice-of-life themes--"I wanna wear my clothes tight/Matching jackets and a fistful of notes/New sneakers and a fresh pack of smokes," goes "Saturday Night." The resulting album, Employment, is just as catchy and captivating as you might expect, swinging from the stormy social commentary of "I Predict A Riot" to the shouty insouciance of "Oh My God." A Trainspotting sequel can't be far off. --Aidin Vaziri

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Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in Leeds around the summer of 2003, their aim wasn't to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five Britpop-obsessed oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues across the city Ricky Wilson (lead vocals, owner of stylish blue and orange suit), Andrew 'Whitey' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick 'Peanut' Baines (keyboards and modeller of impressive pork-pie hats) and Nick Hodgson (drums and vocals) decided to form a band that would harness the awesome capability of being able to blag an early slot at the following year's Leeds Festival.

The Kaisers' story actually begins some time before they'd decided to name themselves after a successful South African football team. School friends Simon, Peanut and Nick had been playing together in various bands since the age of 15 before spying art school graduate and restless-ball-of-energy Ricky singing with a Rolling Stones tribute band.

Right now, everybody wants a piece of the Kaiser Chiefs. Blur producer Stephen Street was so bowled over he offered his services for debut album Employment. A barrage of bouncing art-pop brilliance, it's scheduled to soundtrack 2005 from the minute it hits stereos this March.

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Employment

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This album is terrible
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Employment
Kaiser Chiefs
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Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

Everyday I Love You Less and Less
I Predict A Riot
Modern Way
Na Na Na Na Naa
You Can Have It All
Oh My God
Born To Be A Dancer
Saturday Night
What Did I Ever Give You
Time Honoured Tradition
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Is it too early for a Britpop revival? Not on the watch of Leeds quintet Kaiser Chiefs, who just a decade after the release of Blur's scene-making 1994 album, Parklife, offer a striking follow-up. They've hired the same producer--Stephen Street. They've studied the same influences--the Buzzcocks, the Jam, the Kinks. They've even picked up the same English slice-of-life themes--"I wanna wear my clothes tight/Matching jackets and a fistful of notes/New sneakers and a fresh pack of smokes," goes "Saturday Night." The resulting album, Employment, is just as catchy and captivating as you might expect, swinging from the stormy social commentary of "I Predict A Riot" to the shouty insouciance of "Oh My God." A Trainspotting sequel can't be far off. --Aidin Vaziri

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Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in Leeds around the summer of 2003, their aim wasn't to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five Britpop-obsessed oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues across the city Ricky Wilson (lead vocals, owner of stylish blue and orange suit), Andrew 'Whitey' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick 'Peanut' Baines (keyboards and modeller of impressive pork-pie hats) and Nick Hodgson (drums and vocals) decided to form a band that would harness the awesome capability of being able to blag an early slot at the following year's Leeds Festival.

Right now, everybody wants a piece of the Kaiser Chiefs. Blur producer Stephen Street was so bowled over he offered his services for debut album Employment. A barrage of bouncing art-pop brilliance, it's scheduled to soundtrack 2005 from the minute it hits stereos this March.

Album Details

The Debut from the Leeds Live Leaders who Created a Sensation by Bringing Back the Verve and Fire of the 70's Into the Burgeoning Neo Nu Wave Scene in the UK. Their Debut Indie Single "oh My God" Crawled Up Into the Top 75 of the Pop Charts...an Amazing Feat for an Unsigned Band. This Special Limited Edition (In a Special Box) Includes a Bonus CD with Six Live Tracks, Five Are Live Rendition of LP Songs and One is an Exlclusive B-track. Put the Disc in Your Computer and You Can Download Three More Live Tracks from a Special Website! the Box Includes a Fold-out Poster Depicting the "Employment" Game and Four "One Skaiver" Notes (Play Money). The CD Booklet Comes with Full Album Lyrics.

Customer Reviews:

Music worth a packet...but little else.......2007-07-14

The debut from The Kaiser Chiefs is a shiny toy that delights and enthuses, but grows old as soon as the next clever piece comes along. "Employment" is a solid compendium of Britpop influences from The Jam to Blur (down to having Steven Street produce) that, while generally listenable, doesn't transcend the sum of its influences. Which means that the singles grab you as soon as they pop from the speakers, but you don't get a sense of identity. "I Predict I Riot" sounds like a Jam outtake, "Born To Be A Dancer" could be later day Madness. Ricky Wilson is a great impressionist...he sounds like every great English singer from Ray Davies to Damon Alburn.

The band certainly harbors ambitions to greatness. "I Predict A Riot" points to a working-class conscious, and the opening "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" shows wit. Kaiser Chiefs even take a sly nod towards the Beach Boys when they title a song "Caroline Yes." The majority of "Employment" will sound great blasting from a pub jukebox. These are a collection of swell songs, great for drinking and footballer shouts ("Time Honoured Tradition" or "Saturday Night"), but not much as a crafted album.

I have enjoyed this for over a year now and still return for the highlights ("Riot," "Dancer," "Saturday Night" and "Oh My God"), but like so many of these 80's revival bands, there seems to be no expression beyond the opportunity to make an energetic song or two. While that might keep you off the dole, it doesn't bode well for longevity. (And as the less than impressive "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" indicates, Kaiser Chiefs may be running out of steam quickly.)

Not quite as good as the hype.......2007-06-27

I will admit, this album is truly excellent. However, I would not call it the greatest album of the year or decade like some were calling it. If you're looking for a Kaiser Chiefs album though, this is by far their greatest achievement.

This album is terrible.......2007-04-06

Yeah basically I bought this album when it came out after hearing that I predict a riot song. After listening to it I almost puked. I threw away $7 for this CD and it was the worst $7 I ever spent. Anyone who says this album is above 1 star maybe 2 is a complete moron.

What is all the fuss?.......2007-03-08

This album is okay. But it is highly derivative and most of the songwriting is mediocre at best. Unfortunately, the album also has that whiny sort of 'Britpop' edge so common in today's music - it sometimes sounds like the vocalist is about to burst into tears. Yuck.

Highpoints are Everyday I Love You Less And Less and I Predict A Riot. But two strong tracks do not an album make.

A down and dirty treat........2006-08-09

This really is down and dirty, grab em by the balls and don't let go, rock and roll. This is a fantastic album and the boys are getting their rightful rewards for producing it. If you haven't heard it yet, you're wrong, well partly - you must certainly have heard clips as so many are used on TV for trailers or articles within programmes. (Not to mention the various karaoke versions Phil Jupitus delivered on 'Never mind the buzzcocks'.) These Leeds boys really know how to rock and that songs have to start with terrific music, not scrag end stuff that can be fixed in the mix! Kaiser Chief will be massive. Get in now, so in years to come you can say you were there from the beginning.

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection

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Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection...
Where's the chicks?!?!
Not quite the ultimate....
Great Music - Questionable Selection

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
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Tracks:

H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
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The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates Of Penzance

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Excerpts And Highlights From The Pirates Of Penzance
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A reasonably good abridgement to this ever-popular G&S opera

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates Of Penzance

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Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

Pirates Of Penzance: Overture
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - When Fred'ric Was A Little Lad
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Climbing Over Rocky Mountain
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Oh, Sisters, Dear To Pity's Name, For Shame!
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Poor Wand'ring One!
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - How Beautifully Blue The Sky
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. I - I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - Oh, Dry The Glist'ning Tear
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - Then Frederic .. When The Foeman Bares His Steel
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - Stay, Fred'ric, Stay!
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - With Cat-Like Tread
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - Hush! Hush! Not A Word
Pirates Of Penzance: Act. II - Sighing Softly To The River ... (Finale)

Customer Reviews:

full description missing.......2006-08-18

While the music that is on the CD is good, a several numbers are missing! It's not the full operetta

Fine Excerpts At An Affordable Price.......2004-02-07

Gilbert And Sullivan. Eternal names in the musical theatre scene. They were the 19th century British version of Rodgers and Hammerstein or Lerner and Loewe. And this was long before Broadway, when the Savoy was the vogue of musical comedy and the Savoyards were highly popular entertainers. William S. Gilbert provided the libretti and lyrics to the operettas, while Arthur Sullivan, who was a serious music composer in his own right, provided the music. The operettas or light operas they wrote were mostly up-beat social satires dressed up as comedy, very theatrical, historical, inventive, and very patriotic to Brittain. Their works borrowed the opera technique- choruses, arias, ensembles, but as far as plot and content their only serious work was The Yeomen Of The Guard. Other Gilbert And Sullivan hits include Trial By Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Princess Ida and The Gondoliers. Gilbert And Sullivan's manager/impresario was Richard D'Oyly Carte.

This recording is only highlights from a 1968 recording (also available on Amazon.com) with the D'Oyly Carte Opera, conductor Isidore Godfrey directs the Royal Philharmonic. In the role of Frederick, lyric tenor Phillip Potter, in the role of Mabel, soprano Valerie Masterson, John Reed as Major General Stanley, Donald Adams as The Pirate King,Owen Brannigan as the Sergeant Of Police, and mezzo soprano Christine Palmer as Nurse Ruth. These singers were at their vocal peaks, and they provide much comedic acting as well. Impressive scenes include the mezzo soprano vocals of Christine Palmer's Ruth as she describes how she mistook "Pilot" for "Pirate" when nursing Frederick (When Frederick Was A Little Lad"), Frederick's plea to the daughters of the Major General to accept him as husband (O Is There Not One Maiden Breast) Valerie Masterson, whose Mabel is the best, singing the coloratura showcase "Poor Wondering One" and her duet in "Stay Frederick Stay" John Reed singing "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" is hilarious and a display of virtuosity for this type of singing. The beautiful chorus "O Dry The Glistening Tear" the upbeat "With Cat Like Tread" and the finale are exceptional.

Excerpts And Highlights From The Pirates Of Penzance.......2004-02-04

This cd contains only highlights and excerpts from the 1968 recording by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. For a full recording, check it out on the Amazon.com catalog under Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates Of Penzance D'Oyl Carte Opera. This company was founded by the original impresario and manager of the Gilbert and Sullivan productions in the late 19th century, Richard D'Oyly Carte. Arthur Sullivan, who was a well-known composer, provided the music and William Gilbert wrote the libretti. Their partnership was a match made in heaven, as evident in the success of their many operettas, beginning with the smash hit "Trial By Jury" and even on to the more serious opera "The Yeomen Of The Guard". Nevertheless, Gilbert and Sullivan had different temperaments and did'nt always get along very well. They split up sometime in the 1890's. Other famous light operas of theirs include The H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Iolanthe, Princess Ida and The Gondoliers. Light opera or operetta was the vogue of the day, especially popular in the Savoy Theatre in London. Although it was not opera, it borrowed much of the opera techniques- namely arias and chorus. The entertainment of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas were very much like Broadway musicals. In fact, one could make the argument that the Savoy was the Broadway long before American Broadway theatre and Gilbert and Sullivan were like an early British form of Rodgers and Hammersteins or Lerner and Loewe.

The Pirate Of Penzance is a beautiful work of art. The sugary and sentimental story is about the exoneration of pirates, who are noble men who have "gone astray" by such authorities as the Major General,his daughters and the Sergeant of Police. Through the course of the opera, Frederick, who was nursed by Ruth and reared by the Pirate King and his roguish band of pirates. When the daughters of Major General Stanley reject his proposals of love, only Mabel consents to love him. But there's a catch. Frederick is in the hands of the pirates until he comes of age but he was born on a leap year and not until 1940 will he be released. The ending is happy and finds the pirates forgivened by the authorities and Mabel and Frederick are happily married.

The singers really deliver a great performance. In the role of the Major General Stanley is John Reed, who by the time of this recording was a veteran singer in the company. He comes off as fatherly, authoritive but cheerful. An especially skilled type of singer is needed for the master song "I am the Very Model Of A Modern Major General". In contrast, a lyric tenderness is required in the final song "Sighing Softly To The River". As mentioned, a lot of this light opera shines with chorus. The excellent choruses include the opening chorus "Pour The Pirate Sherry", "Oh Dry The Glistening Tear"- this one in particular is set to beautiful music and the daughters of the Major General sound heavenly when they sing in chorus, expressive also in their chorus when Frederick sings "O, Is There Not One Maiden Breast ?". Frederick is sung by Phillip Potter, whose tenor voice is lyric and romantic, and it sounds gorgeous when in duet with Valerie Masterson's Mabel, as in the duet that follows "Stay Frederick Stay". Valerie Masterson was the principal soprano of the company and performed in various other lead roles such as Princess Yum-Yum in The Mikado. A well-schooled lyric and coloratura diva, Valerie Masterson extended her repertoire into Broadway and opera- she has sung Violetta Valery of Verdi's La Traviata (in both Italian and in English versions), Adele in Die Fledermaus and even a part in an English version of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung. Valerie has recordings out in stock and available in Amazon.com.

Pirates Of Penzance Highlights At A Cheap Price !!.......2003-12-27

For a very reasonable, inexpensive price (around 8 dollars) this cd is a must have for those who have recently taken up an interest in Gilbert and Sullivan. Gilbert and Sullivan were a team of composer and librettist, both Englishmen, from the late 19th century who composed operettas written in the English language and in the spirit of popular folk song of the Victorian period (roughly 1870's, 1880's and 1890's ) The light operas were equally as light in plot and mood- they were cheery, uncomplicated stories, a lot of them set on a naval vessel out at sea. They poked fun at the Victorian way of life, in much the same vein that Offenbach satirized the French of his day during the Second Empire (1860's). Gilbert and Sullivan composed many operettas that still remain popular today, especially The Mikado, The H.M.S. Pinafore and in this case The Pirates Of Penzance. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company specialized exclusively in the art of Gilbert and Sullivan and have long been regarded as the finest interpreters of the style. In the 50's and 60's they performed live and made a variety of recordings, employing the talents of many outstanding English singers- among them lyric soprano Valerie Masterson.

In The Pirates Of Penzance, Mabel and Frederick are temporarily seperated lovers when Frederick is accused of a crime he did not commit. The plot involves pirates, among them the bass-baritone Pirate King. Light-hearted, bouncy tunes abound in what is considered the direct ancestor to Broadway musicals. The Overture makes use of the chorus "With Cat Like Tread" a march-like, jovial piece of music. The Highlights on this cd include "Pour O Pour The Pirate Sherry", "When Frederick Was A Lad", " Poor Wondering One", "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" and the uplifting finale. Valerie Masterson plays the role of Mabel. Her voice is fresh, agile, lyric and she has excellent command of coloratura when warranted, as she sings in "Poor Wondering One". This 1968 recording is in its entirety on the same label with the same singers on a different cd recording.

A reasonably good abridgement to this ever-popular G&S opera.......2001-03-08

This budget-priced abridgement of D'Oyly Carte's incomporable 1968 PIRATES is a reasonably good way for beginners to get started on the opera itself. The D'Oyly Carte's performance is top-notch and beyond reproach and Isidore Godfrey elicits delicate playing from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The 62-minute playing time gives exceptionl value for money, even though there are scenes I feel should hae been omitted such as Frederic's "Oh is there not one maiden breast" that hold up the action. It would have been ince to include the Act One finale because it reveals what is to come in the second act. To round off, some people think that this performance of PIRATES is far too operatic, but this is Sullivan's original arrangement and not others' work.

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Release Date: 1993-06-08

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Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

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A Wand'ring Minstrel I
On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
Behold The Lord High Executioner
As Someday It May Happen That A Victim Must Be Found
Here's A How-De-Do!
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When I Was A Lad - Isidore Godfrey
I'm Called Little Buttercup - Isidore Godfrey
Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Isidore Godfrey
We Sail The Ocean Blue - Isidore Godfrey
My Gallant Crew...I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - Isidore Godfrey
I Have A Song To Sing, O!
Overture
With Cat-Like Tread
Poor Wand'ring One!
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
When The Foeman Bares His Steel
When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray

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ASIN: B00004SSJR
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

The Mikado: Overture
The Mikado: A Wandering Minstrel I
The Mikado: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
The Mikado: Young Man, Despair
The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner!...Taken From The County Jail
The Mikado: As Some Day It May Happen
The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
The Mikado: Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted
The Mikado: I Am So Proud
The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays
The Mikado: Here's A How-De-Do!
The Mikado: Miya Sama (Entrance Of The Mikado)
The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never
The Mikado: The Criminal Cried
The Mikado: See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot
The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
The Mikado: Alone, And Yet Alive!...Hearts Do Not Break!
The Mikado: On A Tree By A River
The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum
Trail By Jury: The Learned Jungle
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Litttle Buttercup
H.M.S. Pinafore: My Gallant Crew...I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term

Tracks:

H.M.S. Pinafore: Fair Moon, To Thee I Sing
H.M.S. Pinafore: Things Are Seldom What They Seem
H.M.S. Pinafore: The Hours Creep On Apace
H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wandering One!
The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bears His Steel
The Pirates Of Penzance: Ah, Leave Me Not To Pine
The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread
Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen...If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved...If You're Anxious For To Shine
Patience: Sad Is That Woman's Lot...Silvered Is The Raven Hair
Patience: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
Patience: Love Is A Plaintive Song
Patience: So Go To Him And Say To Him
Patience: When I Go Out Of Door
Patience: After Much Debate (Finale Act 2)
Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar As A Very Young Man
The Lady Of My Love...(Finale Act 1)

Tracks:

When All Night Long A Chap Remains
When Britain Really Ruled The Waves
When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache
If You Go In, You're Sure To Win
Ruddigore: My Boy, May Take It From Me
Ruddigore: The Battle's Roar Is Over
Ruddigore: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide
Ruddigore: You Understand?
Ruddigore: When The Night Wind Howls
Ruddigore: My Eyes Are Fully Open
Ruddigore: There Grew A Little Flower
The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri
The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore...In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
The Gondoliers: I Stole The Prince
The Gondoliers: When A Merry Maiden Marries
The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero
The Gondoliers: There Lived A King, As I've Been Told
The Gondoliers: I Am A Courtier Grave And Serious
The Yeoman Of The Guard: I Have A Song To Sing, O!
The Yeoman Of The Guard: How You Say Maiden, Will You Wed
The Yeoman Of The Guard: Where I Thy Bride
The Yeoman Of The Guard: Oh! A Private Buffoon Is A Light Hearted Loon
The Yeoman Of The Guard: Comes The Pretty Young Bride

The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan Arias & Duets / English National, D'Oyly Carte, Sadler's Wells Operas

Average customer rating:

Pretty Good

The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan Arias & Duets / English National, D'Oyly Carte, Sadler's Wells Operas
Arthur Sullivan , English National Opera , D'Oyly Carte Opera , and Sadler's Wells Opera
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000KAL
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

The Mikado: Three Little Maids
The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wand'ring One
Iolanthe: Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray
The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
The Yeomen Of The Guard: I Have A Song To Sing, O
Ruddigore: I Know A Youth
HMS Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
The Mikado: On A Tree By A River ('Tit Willow')
Ruddigore: If Somebody There Chanced To Be
The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel, I
The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foreman Bares His Steel

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Good.......2000-01-27

I like this album, it includes a wide varity of songs fron the different operas. The sound quality is a bit like a record, which thew me off for a bit. If you like that sound then this is a good recording for, but if you want digital clarity this is not for you.

Average customer rating:

There are better collections available
A Must for Savoyards
Almost first generation performances to revel in

Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan

Manufacturer: Memoir Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000044RQ
Release Date: 1994-12-08

Tracks:

The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are...A Wandering Minstrel I - Derek Oldham/Radley Flynn
The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School - Brenda Bennett/Marjorie Eyre/Elizabeth Nickell-Lean
The Mikado: Here's A How-De-Do - Brenda Bennett/Derek Oldham/Martyn Green
The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Brenda Bennett/Marjorie Eyre/Derek Oldham/Martin Green/Sydney Granville
The Mikado: Tit Willow - Martyn Green
The Yeoman Of The Guard: Is Life A Boon? - Derek Oldham
The Yeoman Of The Guard: Were I Thy Bride - Nellie Briercliffe
H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail The Ocean Blue...I'm Called Little Buttercup - Bertha Lewis
H.M.S. Pinafore: I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - George Baker
H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad - Sir Henry Lytton
H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Elsie Griffin/George Baker/Sir Henry Lytton
H.M.S. Pinafore: He Is An Englishman - Sydney Granville
The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast...Poor Wandering One - Derek Oldham/Muriel Dickson
The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment - Sydney Granville
The Pirates Of Penzance: With Catlike Tread - Chor And Orch/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Iolanthe: When Britain Really Ruled The Waves - Darrell Fancourt
Iolanthe: If You Go In - Derek Oldham/George Baker/Darrell Fancourt
Trial By Jury: The Judge's Song - Leo Sheffield
The Gondoliers: When A Merry Maiden Marries - Aileen Davies
The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - Derek Oldham
The Gondoliers: In A Contemplative Fashion - Winifred Lawson/Aileen Davies/Derek Oldham/George Baker
The Gondoliers: Once More Gondolieri - Chor And Orch/Harry Norris

Customer Reviews:

There are better collections available.......2000-08-03

This is a nice collection of Gilbert and Sullivan work. I would advise however that the sound quality is very poor. I understand that this is an original recording but for the average listener interested in owning a general collection of Gilbert and Sullivan tunes (such as myself) there are better collections available.

A Must for Savoyards.......2000-03-24

This nostalgic CD contains recordings of singers who actually rehearsed with Gilbert and Sullivan. The beautiful quality of these voices makes me wish I could have seen these wonderful performers on stage. Since this wish is impossible, this CD is the next best thing.

Almost first generation performances to revel in.......1999-07-07

The performances on this selection of G&S are so numerous and varied that it is difficult to 'pin-point' a preference. But, I would have to choose the rendition by Nellie Briercliffe as Phoebe, in 'Were I thy bride'. The sheer character of the part leaps at you combined with a delicious sense of the humour, to make this performance easily the winner. No other rendition of this music has been equalled. The bonus of the Gondoliers and Pirates of Penzance make for a bargain release. My only quibble is the choice of the electric recording of the 1936 Mikado. A better choice would have been the 1926 recording with Sir Henry Lytton as Ko-Ko. The transfers would require some cosmetic choices to 'clean up' the hisses and other background noises, but it would have been far more interesting and in keeping with the 'Best' of Gilbert and Sullivan performances. As for purchasing this release, I whole-heartedly support you in doing so. Have nostalgic fun!

John Tomlinson - Great Operatic Arias / PO, David Parry [in English]

Average customer rating:

John Tomlinson - Great Operatic Arias / PO, David Parry [in English]
George Frideric Handel , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Giuseppe Verdi , Hector Berlioz , Alexander Borodin , Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky , Liza Lehmann , Arthur Sullivan , Jacques Offenbach , Modest Mussorgsky , David Parry , Philharmonia Orchestra , John Tomlinson , Leslie Pearson , and Barry Banks
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Acis And Galatea: Polyphemus' Recitative And Air: I Rage, I Rage, I Rage, I Melt, I Burn!... - John Tomlinson
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Act I. Osmin's Song: When A Maiden Takes Your Fancy - John Tomlinson
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Act II. Osmin And Blonde's Duet: I'm Going, But Take My Advice - John Tomlinson/Helen Williams
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Act II. Pedrillo And Osmin's Duet: Vivat Bacchus!... - John Tomlinson/Barry Banks
Samson: Act II. Harapha's Air: Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe - John Tomlinson
Simon Boccanegra: Prologue. Fiesco's Scena And Aria: A Last Farewell I Bid You... - John Tomlinson/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
Faust: Mephistopheles' Song Of The Flea: There Lived A King Of Old - John Tomlinson
Prince Igor: Act II. Prince Igor's Aria: No Rest, No Slumber - John Tomlinson
Prince Igor: Act I. Galitsky's Aria: The Prince Has Drunk His Fill?/The Sober Life Of Boredom - John Tomlinson/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
Prince Igor: Act II. Khan Konchak's Aria: Igor, Listen - John Tomlinson
Russalka: Act I. Miller's Song: Like Every Maiden In The Whole Of Russia - John Tomlinson
Ernani: Act I. Silva's Scena And Cavatina: Can I Believe It?/Vain Illusion! When I Believed Her - John Tomlinson/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
In A Persian Garden: Myself When Young: Myself When Young Did Early Frequent - John Tomlinson
The Mikado: Act II. The Mikado's Song: A More Humane Mikado...My Object All Sublime - John Tomlinson/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
Genevieve De Brabant: Gendarmes' Duet: We're Public Guardians Bold Yet Wary - John Tomlinson/Andrew Shore
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II. Policeman's Song: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment - John Tomlinson/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
Boris Godunov: Prologue, Scene 2 (Coronation Scene). Boris's Prayer: My Soul Is Sad - John Tomlinson/Chor Of Opr North/Choristers Of Leeds Parish Church