Sullivan / Rte Sinfonietta / Penny- Victoria & Merrie England
Feted for his Savoy operas with librettist W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan also regularly produced music for important royal or national occasions. In 1897, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, he was commissioned to write a ballet for the Alhambra Theatre in London. Conforming closely to the theatre's established style, this single-act ballet was a spectacular pageant, featuring 'specialty' dances, startling dramatic effects and grand tableaux, notably military ones. Significant research and reconstruction of the score has made this recording possible.
Tracklist:
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Britannia Asleep
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Sacred March Of The Druids
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Rites Of The Mistletoe - Britannia Awakes
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Festivities On The Village Green
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Procession Of Mummers And Revellers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Warriors' Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Morrice Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Mazurka
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Robin Hood And Maid Marian
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Friar Tuck And The Dragon
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Two Hobby Horses
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Six Women Morrice Dancers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: General Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Solo Variation
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Maypole Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Windsor Forest - Storm
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Entrance Of The Hunters
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Waltz Of Wood Nymphs
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Procession Of The Yule Log
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Galop - Dance Of Nymphs And Hunters
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Castle Hall
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Procession Of The Boar's Head And Roast Beef
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Comic Pas De Quatre
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Drunken Jester's Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Blind Man's Buff
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Entrance And Procession Of Father Christmas
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Mistletoe Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 7: Tableau "Imperial March"
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: English, Irish, Scottish & Colonial Troops - Military Maneuvers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Sailors' Hornpipe
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Pas Redoublé
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Finale. Britannia - The Albert Memorial - God Save The Queen
UPC > 747313521623
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
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Feted for his Savoy operas with librettist W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan also regularly produced music for important royal or national occasions. In 1897, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, he was commissioned to write a ballet for the Alhambra Theatre in London. Conforming closely to the theatre's established style, this single-act ballet was a spectacular pageant, featuring 'specialty' dances, startling dramatic effects and grand tableaux, notably military ones. Significant research and reconstruction of the score has made this recording possible.
Tracklist:
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Britannia Asleep
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Sacred March Of The Druids
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 1: Rites Of The Mistletoe - Britannia Awakes
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Festivities On The Village Green
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Procession Of Mummers And Revellers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Warriors' Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Morrice Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Mazurka
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Robin Hood And Maid Marian
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Friar Tuck And The Dragon
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Two Hobby Horses
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Six Women Morrice Dancers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: General Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Solo Variation
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 2 & 3: Maypole Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Windsor Forest - Storm
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Entrance Of The Hunters
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Waltz Of Wood Nymphs
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Procession Of The Yule Log
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scenes 4 & 5: Galop - Dance Of Nymphs And Hunters
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Castle Hall
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Procession Of The Boar's Head And Roast Beef
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Comic Pas De Quatre
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Drunken Jester's Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Blind Man's Buff
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Entrance And Procession Of Father Christmas
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 6: Mistletoe Dance
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 7: Tableau "Imperial March"
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: English, Irish, Scottish & Colonial Troops - Military Maneuvers
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Sailors' Hornpipe
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Pas Redoublé
- Victoria And Merrie England, Scene 8: Finale. Britannia - The Albert Memorial - God Save The Queen
UPC > 747313521623
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.