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The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company|Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe; Pineapple Poll

Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe; Pineapple Poll

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company & Sadler's Wells Orchestra

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Isidore Godfrey conducts the members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in this 1951 version of Iolanthe (without the spoken dialogue). The performance features many of the D'Oyly Carte stars of the mid century, including Martyn Green, Leonard Osborn, Alan Styler, and Anne Drummond-Grant in portrayals they had honed on-stage. The recording was supervised by Bridget D'Oyly Carte, so it can be certain that the performance practice (for better or for worse) can be traced to the work's origins. For an operetta about fairies, the performance seems somewhat heavy and ponderous, due perhaps to a combination of Sullivan's orchestration, Godfrey's limitations as a conductor, and the lumpish sound quality. That overall consistent heaviness undercuts a central conceit of the operetta, the contrast between the worlds of the fairies and that of the members of Parliament. The set is filled out with a suite from Pineapple Poll, a ballet that Charles Mackerras constructed using a variety of Sullivan's music, with the arranger conducting the Sadler's Wells Orchestra. Mackerras' orchestrations are frequently more felicitous and effective than Sullivan's originals. It's a lively and exuberant piece, especially entertaining for Gilbert and Sullivan fans who can have fun identifying the excerpts, and it's given a sparkling performance here.
The sound quality is adequate for a recording of this vintage, if a little remote. The solos are generally clearly verbally comprehensible, but the recording technology makes the choruses tend to sound thick and fuzzy, which is unfortunate, since it's possible to discern very fine choral performances in spite of the audio quality.

© TiVo

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Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe; Pineapple Poll

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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1
Iolanthe: Overture
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:07:29

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - Charles MacKerras, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

2
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:04:15

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

3
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:03:19

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

4
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Good Morrow, Good Mother
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:00:42

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

5
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:04

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

6
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Good Morrow, Good Lover
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:00:43

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

7
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, None Shall Part Us from Each Other
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:55

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

8
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, March and Entry of the Peers; Loudly Let the Trumpet Bray
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:05:51

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

9
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, The Law Is the True Embodiment
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:52

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

10
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, My Well-Loved Lord
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:04:09

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

11
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Nay, Tempt Me Not
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:00:24

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

12
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Spurn Not the Nobly Born
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:01

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

13
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, My Lords, It May Not Be
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:49

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

14
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, When I Went to the Bar
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:07

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

15
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Finale; When Darkly Looms the Day
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:22

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

16
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Oh Shameless One, Tremble
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:38

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

17
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, In Babyhood Upon Her Lap I Lay
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:04

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

18
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, For Riches and Rank I Do Not Long
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:14

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

19
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Can I Inactive See My Fortunes Fade?
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:00:51

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

20
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, The Lady of My Love Has Caught Me Talking to Another
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:47

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

21
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Go Away, Madam
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:28

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

22
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Oh, Chancellor Unwary
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:58

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

23
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Hencefothe Strephon Cast Away
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:07

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

24
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Every Bill and Every Measure
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:01

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

25
Iolanthe: Act One, An Arcadian Landscape, Young Strephon Is the Kind of Lout
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:31

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

DISC 2

1
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, When All Night Long a Chap Remains
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:04:00

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

2
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, Strephon's a Member of Parliament
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:30

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

3
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, When Britain Really Ruled the Waves
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:03:00

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

4
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, In Vain to Us You Plead
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:59

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

5
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, Oh, Foolish Fay
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:03:01

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

6
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, Though P'r'aps I Many Incur Your Blame
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:55

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

7
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, Nightmare Song; Love, Unrequited..When You're Lying Awake
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:03:41

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

8
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, If You Go In
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:22

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

9
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, If We're Weak Enough to Tarry
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:29

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

10
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, My Lord a Supplient At Your Feet
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:00:40

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

11
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, He Loves
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:01:36

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

12
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, It May Not Be or So the Fates Decide
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:51

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

13
Iolanthe: Act Two, The Palace Yard At Westminster, Finale; Soon as We May
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
00:02:07

Isidore Godfrey, Conductor - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, MainArtist - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

14
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene One, Opening Dance
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:34

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

15
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene One, Poll's Solo...Pas de deux (Poll and Jasper)
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:25

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

16
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene One, Belaye's Solo
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:08

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

17
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene One, Pas de trois (Belaye, Blanche and Mrs. Dimple)
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:10

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

18
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene One, Finale
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:52

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

19
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Two, Poll's Solo
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:24

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

20
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Two, Jasper's Solo
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:11

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

21
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Three, Belaye's Solo...Sailor's Drill
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:25

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

22
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Three, Poll's Solo
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:04:09

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

23
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Three, Entry of Belaye-Blanche as bride; sailor's unmasking; entrance of the men
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:03:34

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

24
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Three, Reconcilation
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:02:51

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

25
Pineapple Poll, Ballet Suite: Scene Three, GrandFinale
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
00:05:42

Charles MacKerras, Conductor - Gilbert and Sullivan, Composer - Sadler's Wells Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2011 Regis Records (P) 2011 Regis Records

Album review

Isidore Godfrey conducts the members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in this 1951 version of Iolanthe (without the spoken dialogue). The performance features many of the D'Oyly Carte stars of the mid century, including Martyn Green, Leonard Osborn, Alan Styler, and Anne Drummond-Grant in portrayals they had honed on-stage. The recording was supervised by Bridget D'Oyly Carte, so it can be certain that the performance practice (for better or for worse) can be traced to the work's origins. For an operetta about fairies, the performance seems somewhat heavy and ponderous, due perhaps to a combination of Sullivan's orchestration, Godfrey's limitations as a conductor, and the lumpish sound quality. That overall consistent heaviness undercuts a central conceit of the operetta, the contrast between the worlds of the fairies and that of the members of Parliament. The set is filled out with a suite from Pineapple Poll, a ballet that Charles Mackerras constructed using a variety of Sullivan's music, with the arranger conducting the Sadler's Wells Orchestra. Mackerras' orchestrations are frequently more felicitous and effective than Sullivan's originals. It's a lively and exuberant piece, especially entertaining for Gilbert and Sullivan fans who can have fun identifying the excerpts, and it's given a sparkling performance here.
The sound quality is adequate for a recording of this vintage, if a little remote. The solos are generally clearly verbally comprehensible, but the recording technology makes the choruses tend to sound thick and fuzzy, which is unfortunate, since it's possible to discern very fine choral performances in spite of the audio quality.

© TiVo

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