Sullivan / Macdonald / Penny- Incidental Music
Arthur Sullivan is best remembered today for his Savoy Operas with W.S. Gilbert, but during his lifetime Sullivan was also famed for his church, concert hall and stage works. These three sets of incidental music show his versatility in the genre. The music for The Merry Wives of Windsor has a joviality and lightness that matches it's pantomime mood, while the concert suite for MacBeth weaves together nervous tension and impending tragedy. By contrast, King Arthur required one of Sullivan's specialties, a sequence of choruses, edited after his death into this evocative suite.
Tracklist:
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Overture
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Andante Espressivo
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act V Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act VI Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act IV Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Chorus Of Spirits In The Air. Black Spirits And White
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Chorus Of Witches And Spirits. Come Away, Come Away!
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Chorus Of Lake Spirits. Dawn And Daytime Turn To Night
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Chorus Of Unseen Spirits. Fairest Form Of All The Earth!
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): The Chaunt Of The Grail. Look Not To Thy Sword
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): The May Song. Ere Upon Its Snowy Bed
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Funeral March And Final Chorus. Sleep! Oh, Sleep!
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Prelude (Moonlight) - Dance Of Fairies
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Song For Anne Page. Love Laid His Sleepless Head
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Scene For Anne And Chorus. Fairies, Black, Grey, Green And White
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Dance Round The Tree
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Dance With Chorus. Fie On Sinful Fantasy!
UPC > 747313521029
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
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Arthur Sullivan is best remembered today for his Savoy Operas with W.S. Gilbert, but during his lifetime Sullivan was also famed for his church, concert hall and stage works. These three sets of incidental music show his versatility in the genre. The music for The Merry Wives of Windsor has a joviality and lightness that matches it's pantomime mood, while the concert suite for MacBeth weaves together nervous tension and impending tragedy. By contrast, King Arthur required one of Sullivan's specialties, a sequence of choruses, edited after his death into this evocative suite.
Tracklist:
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Overture
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Andante Espressivo
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act V Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act VI Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Act IV Prelude
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Chorus Of Spirits In The Air. Black Spirits And White
- Macbeth (1889 Version): Chorus Of Witches And Spirits. Come Away, Come Away!
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Chorus Of Lake Spirits. Dawn And Daytime Turn To Night
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Chorus Of Unseen Spirits. Fairest Form Of All The Earth!
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): The Chaunt Of The Grail. Look Not To Thy Sword
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): The May Song. Ere Upon Its Snowy Bed
- King Arthur (Ed. W. Bendall): Funeral March And Final Chorus. Sleep! Oh, Sleep!
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Prelude (Moonlight) - Dance Of Fairies
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Song For Anne Page. Love Laid His Sleepless Head
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Scene For Anne And Chorus. Fairies, Black, Grey, Green And White
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Dance Round The Tree
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Act V: Dance With Chorus. Fie On Sinful Fantasy!
UPC > 747313521029
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.