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AVID Entertainment is proud to present another in our occasional series of Gilbert & Sullivan releases; Princess Ida & Patter Songs Opening at the Savoy Theatre in 1884, this work was produced between Iolanthe and the Mikado when G & S were at the height of their powers and was widely admired for its score and libretto. Revived in 1954 by the DOyly Carte Opera Company this recording, which has been expertly re-mastered, was recorded shortly after. Alongside Princess Ida we also include Patter Songs featuring Mr Nelson Eddy with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Robert Armbruster. Patter songs were so named after Mr Gilberts formula for lyric writing which included vocabulary full of polysyllables and satire and the ridiculous rhyming of pedantic words. Not particularly admired by his partner Mr Sullivan, it must be said! Our re-mastered recording features an expert in the art of the Patter song, Mr Nelson Eddy a huge star of stage, screen and record at the time.
CD1 1.Overture ACT ONE 2. Search Throughout The Panorama 3. Now Hearken To My Strict Command 4. Today We Meet, My Baby Bride And I 5. From The Distant Panorama, We Are Warriors Three 6. If You Give Me Your Attention 7. Praps If You Address The Lady 8. Come Cyril, Florian Expressive Glances 9. Must We, Till Then, In Prison Cell Be Thrust? For A Month To Dwell In A Dungeon Cell ACT TWO 10. Towards The Empyrean Heights 11. Mighty Maiden With A Mission 12. Minerva, Oh Hear Me 13. Gently, Gently, Evidently 14. They Intend To Send A Wire To The Moon 15. I Am A Maiden, Cold And Stately 16. The World Is But A Broken Toy 17. A Lady Fair Of Lineage High (The Ape And The Lady) 18. The Woman Of The Wisest Wit 19. Now Wouldnt You Like To Rule The Roast? 20. Merrily Ring The Luncheon Bell 21. Would You Know The Kind Of Maid? 22. Finale
CD2 ACT THREE 1. Death To The Invader! 2. I Built Upon A Rock 3. Wheneer I Spoke 4. When Anger Spreads His Wing 5. This Helmet, I Suppose 6. This Is Our Duty Plain 7. Final: With Joy Abiding NELSON EDDY WITH CHORUS & ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY ROBERT ARMBRUSTER 8. My Object All Sublime 9. Oh! A Private Buffoon 10. Lord Chancellors Song 11. My Name Is John Wellington Wells 12. I Am The Monarch Of The Sea 13. When I Was A Lad 14. Major Generals Song 15. When A Felons Not Engaged In His Employment 16. When The Foeman Bares His Steel 17. If Youre Anxious For To Shine 18.When I Good Friends 19. My Boy You May Take It From Me 20. Rising Early In The Morning 21. If You Give Me Your Attention 22. When Eer I Spoke |