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| ARTIST: | Bernard Turgeon, George Baker, John Cameron, James Milligan, Owen Brannigan, Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, Peter Gellhorn, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Angel Records |
| TYPE: | British Operetta, Classical, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera, Original Cast Recordings, Opera/Operetta |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | HMS Pinafore: Overture, HMS Pinafore: Act 1: We Sail The Ocean Blue, HMS Pinafore: Hail, Men-o'-war's Men, HMS Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup, HMS Pinafore: But Tell me, Who's The Youth, HMS Pinafore: The Nightengale, HMS Pinafore: A Maiden Fair To See, HMS Pinafore: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning, HMS Pinafore: I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore, HMS Pinafore: Sir, You Are Sad, HMS Pinafore: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well, HMS Pinafore: Over The Bright Blue Sea, HMS Pinafore: I Am The Monarch Of The Sea, HMS Pinafore: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term, HMS Pinafore: A British Tar Is A Soaring Soul, HMS Pinafore: Refrain, Audacious Tar, HMS Pinafore: Can I Survive This Overbearing, HMS Pinafore: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen, HMS Pinafore: This Very Night With Bated Breath, HMS Pinafore: Let's Give Three Cheers, HMS Pinafore: Entr'acte, HMS Pinafore: Act II: Fair Moon, To Thee I Sing, HMS Pinafore: Things Are Seldom What They Seem, HMS Pinafore: The Hours Creep On Apace, HMS Pinafore: Act II Cont.: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore, HMS Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information, HMS Pinafore: Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing, HMS Pinafore: Pretty Daughter Of Mine, HMS Pinafore: Farewell My Own, HMS Pinafore: A Many Years Ago, HMS Pinafore: O Joy, O Rapture Unforseen, Trail By Jury: Hark, The Hour Of Ten Is Sounding, Trail By Jury: Now Jurymen Hear My Advice, Trail By Jury: Is This The Court Of The Exchequer, Trail By Jury: When First My Old, Old Love I Knew, Trail By Jury: Silence... All Hail Great Judge, Trail By Jury: When I, Good Friends, Was Call'd To The Bar, Trail By Jury: Swear Thou The Jury, Trail By Jury: Where Is The Plaintiff, Trail By Jury: Comes The Broken Flower, Trail By Jury: Oh, Never, Never, Never, Trail By Jury: May It Please You My Lud, Trail By Jury: That She Is Reeling Is Plain To Me, Trail By Jury: Oh Gentlemen Listen I Pray, Trail By Jury: That Seems A Reasonable Proposition, Trail By Jury: A Nice Dilemma We Have Here, Trail By Jury: I Love Him With Fervour Unceasing, Trail By Jury: The Question, Gentlemen, Is One Of Liquor, Trail By Jury: Oh Joy Unbounded |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 077776439723 |
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Customer Reviews of Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Trial By Jury
If the captain scuttles the ship, then take him to court. I owned this recording on LP for many years. (D'you remember the LP?)While the playing and singing are for the most part extremely good, it's the tempi in "Pinafore" that really bogs things down. Of all the G&S scores, this is the freshest and saltiest, and should lift you off your seat, instead of keeping you couch-bound. "Trial by Jury" is a different matter entirely, a true joy, recorded as though it were a live performance, complete with chorus mutterings and madcap mayhem: you can almost see the staging. Why doesn't the rest of the series have this kind of life? "Trial" was the reason I saved this recording for so long, and the real reason to buy it, if you must. If not, stick to the old D'Oyly Carte. That one showed me how "Pinafore" is supposed to go.
A better entry in the Sargent Glyndebourne series
This PINAFORE was recorded when Sargent's Glyndeourne series was underway. Of the installments in the "big three" operas, this seems to be the most successful of them all. Sargent's preference for slow tempi does not rear its ugly head as vigorously as it did in MIKADO and in PIRATES. The paying of the so-called Pro-Arte Orchestra is of a standard as high as the singing, and the EMI recording is well up to the standard of the other entries of the Glyndebourne series. However, as usual with this series, there is a certain amount of dreariness that steals a little of the G&S fun.
George Baker maintains his touch solidly as the Ruler of tthe Qyeen's Navee. Despite his age (he was in his mid-seventies and past his prime) he manages to give a distinctive portrayal and first-rate diction. The rest of the cast, notably James Milligan as the Boatswain, John Cameron as the Captain and Monica Sinclair as Little Buttercup, all make the most of their songs just as you would expect them to. Richard Lewis and Elsie Morrison as the two romantic lovers help to demonstrate the romantic theme of the opera eloquently, if not convincingly enough, and they both sing with a refined tone. What is notable is Owen Brannigan's portrayal of the jealous and mishapen Dick Deadeye. It may lack the villainy that makes Donald Adams' performance to lifelike, but I feel that Brannigan manages to convey his personality and give it a disttinctive "Brannigan Touch." The choral singing, as always, is top-notch and accompanies the singers well. What makes this issue tempting is the inclusion of the first-rate TRIAL BY JURY recording that many consider the best Sargent/Glyndebourne entry.
To sum everything up, this PINAFORE is adequate enough to compete with the best recorings, but with livelier recordings available, particularly by D'Oyly Carte and Mackerras, this cannot be anybody's first choice unless you admire Sargent's conducting style or are extremely curious.
A frienjd of many years
I've loved the Sargent G&S series on EMI for years and owned them all on lp. It was in this one that I first encountered the singing of the great Welsh tenor, Richard Lewis. I recently found his recordings of Handel Arias--the best I've ever heard--on Dutton CD's and urge fans to get it. George Baker, the Joseph Porter in this recording is ideal for G&S comic roles--funny without being silly or effete.