A Gilbert & Sullivan Spectacular (1974)
Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites (1991)
Marion Studholme, soprano
The English Chorale
London Concert Orchestra |
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This recording is not in my collection, but Chris Webster provided the following review:
Nothing wrong with this one. Good singing, good orchestra. Two points I would make: firstly, Edmund Bohan has a similar tone (not in a bad way) to Leonard Osborn, which you will either like or dislike—I like it. Secondly, Ian Wallace is wonderful. Ian is no stranger to G & S: Pooh Bah for BBC-TV 1970's Mikado, captain of the liner taking D'Oyly Carte's Company to America (he requests a song from their new opera—cue 'Policeman's Song') in the 1953 film The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan, and other G & S bits on record and in concerts. Plus, Flanders and Swann wrote "The Hippopotamus" for him. His contributions alone put this album way above the average G & S compilation.
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(Note: According to the Sullivan Society's Compact Discography, the items on this disc were originally recorded in 1974, but the earliest pressing for which I have bibliographic information is 1975. All pressings seem to have had the title "Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular," except for the 1991 Hallmark CD, which is titled "Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites.")
Date | Label | Format | Number |
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1974 | [need information] | ||
1975 | Polydor | LP | 2383 366 |
1977 | Chalfont | LP | C77.003 |
1983 | Pickwick | LP | SPR 8536 |
Cassette | SPC 8536 | ||
1991 | Pickwick | CD | PWK 1157 |
1991 | Hallmark | CD | 350052 |