Beggar's Opera

Gay (Artist), Morison (Artist), Cameron (Artist), Sargent Pro Arte Orch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Classics for Pleasur
• ASIN: B000003X7F
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,065,581 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Act I, No.1 Ov - Pro Arte Orch/Sir Malcolm Sargent

2. Act I, No.2 Thro' All The Employments Of Life

3. Act I, No.3 'Tis Woman That Seduces All Mankind

4. Act I, No.5 If Love The Virgin's Heart Invade

5. Act I, No.6 A Maid Is Like The Golden Ore

6. Act I, No.7 Virgins Are Like The Fair Flower

7. Act I, No.8 Our Polly Is A Sad Slut (Duet)

8. Act I, No.9 Can Love Be Controlled By Advice?

9. Act I, No.10 O Polly, You Might Have Toyed And Kissed (Duet)

10. Act I, No.11 I Like A Ship In Storms Was Tossed

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Disc: 2

1. Act II, (Conclusion) No.30 Man May Escape From Rope And Gun

2. Act II, (Conclusion) App.1 How Cruel Are The Traitors

3. Act II, (Conclusion) App.2 When You Censure The Age (Duet)

4. Act II, (Conclusion) No.35 How Happy Could I Be With Either

5. Act II, (Conclusion) No.36 I'm Bubbled, I'm Bubbled (Duet)

6. Act II, (Conclusion) No.37 Cease Your Funning

7. Act II, (Conclusion) No.39 Melodrama

8. Act III, No.41 The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown (Soli And Chorus)

9. Act III, No.43 In The Days Of My Youth (Trio)

10. Act III, No.45 Entrance Of Lucy

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great satire well performed, June 12, 2000

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EAK (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggar's Opera (Audio CD)

The Beggar's opera was the most original work in english music in the 18th century. It was the first, most successful and best ballad opera. As a reaction to the grand opera, John Gay wrote a violent social satire and collected music mostly from popular english airs but also from Handel and from the genius Purcell. A composer from German origin, John Pepusch 'mixed the sauce', orchestrated the songs and wrote the overture. The result was great success which lead to many other ballad operas which were not as winning as this and are now forgotten. Sir Malcolm Sargent directs an outstanding performance and the soloists can hardly be bettered. The linking dialogues is spoken by actors. This recording from 1955 is nothing less than astonishing. You will not find a more poignant satire than this.