Andrew Penny, RTE Concert Orchestra - Sullivan: Incidental Music (2021)

Tracklist

01. The Merchant of Venice: No. 1, Introduction
02. The Merchant of Venice: No. 2, Barcarole
03. The Merchant of Venice: No. 3, Introduction & Bourrée
04. The Merchant of Venice: No. 4, Danse grotesque
05. The Merchant of Venice: No. 5, À la valse
06. The Merchant of Venice: No. 6, Melodrama
07. The Merchant of Venice: No. 7, Finale
08. Henry VIII: No. 1, March
09. Henry VIII: No. 2, King Henry's Song
10. Henry VIII: No. 3, Graceful Dance
11. Henry VIII: No. 4, Water Music
12. The Sapphire Necklace: Overture (Arr. R. Spencer for Orchestra)
13. Overture in C Major "In Memoriam"



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.

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