David Webb, Academy of Ancient Music & John Andrews - Sullivan: Songs for Tenor (2026) [Hi-Res]

Artist: David Webb, Academy of Ancient Music, John Andrews
Title: Sullivan: Songs for Tenor
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Resonus Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:00:43
Total Size: 224 MB / 2.01 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Sullivan: Songs for Tenor
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Resonus Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:00:43
Total Size: 224 MB / 2.01 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. The Mikado: A Wandering Minstrel (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (3:46)
2. The Mikado: Were I Not to Koko Plighted (4:36)
3. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri (2:22)
4. The Gondoliers: Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (2:53)
5. Ruddigore: I Shipped d'Ye See (3:23)
6. Ruddigore: The Battle's Roar is Over (2:33)
7. The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, is There Not One Maiden Breast? (3:24)
8. The Pirates of Penzance: Stay, Frederic, Stay... Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine (5:57)
9. The Rose of Persia: Drinking Song (2:15)
10. The Yeoman of the Guard: Is Life a Boon? (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (2:11)
11. The Yeoman of the Guard: Free From His Fetters Grim (2:32)
12. Utopia, Limited: A Tenor, All Singers Above (3:48)
13. The Sorcerer: Love Feeds on Many Kinds of Food (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (3:03)
14. The Golden Legend: It is the Sea (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (3:05)
15. The Light of the World: Refrain Thy Voice from Weeping (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (3:20)
16. The Prodigal Son: How Many Hired Servants (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (4:14)
17. The Lost Chord (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (4:12)
18. The Pirates of Penzance: I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by John Andrews) (3:15)
In this debut recording of songs, arias and duets from tenor David Webb, composer Arthur Sullivan emerges as both a figure of Savoy theatre polish, and as a composer of clarity and restraint.
Drawing on years of experience with this repertoire, the artists bring an ease that feels instinctive and assured. With the Academy of Ancient Music, this is the first recording of Gilbert and Sullivan on period instruments, offering a sound closer to that heard in Victorian drawing rooms, concert halls and band stands than the modern pit. Textures open out, the words carry with directness, and Sullivan’s craft is newly apparent across three decades of his career. What results is rediscovery: a return to the scale, colour, and immediacy Sullivan’s audiences would have known. Across three decades, from early sacred works to late opera, his craft is heard afresh, with lyricism and wit.
Drawing on years of experience with this repertoire, the artists bring an ease that feels instinctive and assured. With the Academy of Ancient Music, this is the first recording of Gilbert and Sullivan on period instruments, offering a sound closer to that heard in Victorian drawing rooms, concert halls and band stands than the modern pit. Textures open out, the words carry with directness, and Sullivan’s craft is newly apparent across three decades of his career. What results is rediscovery: a return to the scale, colour, and immediacy Sullivan’s audiences would have known. Across three decades, from early sacred works to late opera, his craft is heard afresh, with lyricism and wit.