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, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection

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The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Music Price: $16.98
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Artist(s)	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
Studio	Decca
Release Date	June 9, 1998
UPC Code	028946037126
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Tracks

We Shall Sail the Ocean Blue
I'm called Little Buttercup
My Gallant Crew, Good Morning (I Am the Captain of the Pinafore)
I'm the Monarch of the Sea
When I Was a Lad
Nevermind the Why and Wherefore
Kind Captain, I've Important Information
Carefully on Tip-Toe Stealing
For He Is an Englishman
I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment
With Cat-Like Tread
My Name is John Wellington Wells
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes
If You're Anxious to Shine
If You Want to Know Who We Are
A Wand'ring Minstrel I
Behold the Lord High Executioner
As Someday It May Happen (I've Got a Little Eyes)
Three Little Maids From School are We
The Sun Whose Rays are All Ablaze (The Moon and I)
Here's a How-De-Do!
From Ev'ry Kind of Man Obedience I Expect
A More Humane Mikado Never Did in Japan Exist (To Let the Punishment Fit the Crime)
The Criminal Cried as He Dropp'd Him Down
The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La
On a Tree by a River a Little Tom Tit (Oh Willow, Titwillow)
There is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast
For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum

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(8 reviews)

LOVED IT

The Ultimate G & S CD is everything I could have hoped for.
Living in NYC I was fortunate to grow up attending all the Doyle Carte performances as they came to New York.
The CD brought back all the memories of that fabulous company.
Liz H. December 20, 2007

Well worth the price

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. April 13, 2006

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection...

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. December 23, 2004

Where's the chicks?!?!

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. May 15, 2003

Not quite the ultimate....

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!! March 25, 2002

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