Sullivan - Incidental Music: The Merchant of Venice, Henry VIII, etc. | Naxos 8555181

Sullivan - Incidental Music: The Merchant of Venice, Henry VIII, etc.

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8555181

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 9th July 2021

Contents

Artists

Emmanuel Lawler (tenor)
RTE Concert Orchestra

Conductor

Andrew Penny

Works

Sullivan, Arthur

Henry VIII (incidental music)
Masquerade from 'The Merchant of Venice'
Overture 'In Memoriam'
The Sapphire Necklace, or the False Heiress
» Overture (orch. Roderick Spencer after Charles Godfrey Jr)

Artists

Emmanuel Lawler (tenor)
RTE Concert Orchestra

Conductor

Andrew Penny

About

Sir Arthur Sullivan achieved worldwide fame as the composer who joined librettist W.S. Gilbert to create the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. However, his success with these ‘Savoy Operas’ has overshadowed his other works, including a considerable amount of music for the theatre that was wildly successful in its day. Sullivan’s suites of incidental music for Shakespeare are among his most attractive compositions, with Henry VIII becoming extremely popular. Charles Dickens was ‘perfectly enchanted’ by The Sapphire Necklace, and the Overture in C is both a memorial for Sullivan’s father and a celebration of Victorian Britain.

This recording was first released on our Marco Polo label catalogue 8223461 in 1992. This follows on from another Arthur Sullivan re-release with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Andrew Penny (8555180). It is a programme of ballet music in which ‘the orchestra tackles both scores with commitment under Andrew Penny’s commanding conducting. The compositions seem fresh and colourful’ (Pizzicato).

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