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| 1. Act One: Ov - New Sadler's Wells Orch/Simon Phipps | |||
| 2. Act One: Fair Is Rose - Alexandra Hann/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 3. Act One: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd His Leisure - Joan Davies/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 4. Act One: If Somebody There Chanced To Be - Marilyn Hill Smith | |||
| 5. Act One: I Know A Youth - Marilyn Hill Smith/Gordon Sandison | |||
| 6. Act One: From The Briny Sea - David Hillman/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 7. Act One: Hornpipe - New Sadler's Wells Orch/Simon Phipps | |||
| 8. Act One: My Boy You May Take It From Me - Gordon Sandison | |||
| 9. Act One: The Battle's Roar Is Over - Marilyn Hill Smith/Gordon Sandison | |||
| 10. Act One: If Well His Suit Had Sped - New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Act Two: I Once As Meek - Gordon Sandison/John Ayldon | |||
| 2. Act Two: Happily Coupled Are We - Marilyn Hill Smith/David Hillman/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 3. Act Two: In Bygone Days - Marilyn Hill Smith/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 4. Act Two: Painted Emblems - Gordon Sandison/Thomas Lawlor/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 5. Act Two: When The Night Wind Howls - Thomas Lawlor/New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 6. Act Two: He Yields - New Sadler's Wells Chor/Valda Plucknett | |||
| 7. Act Two: Away Remorse - Gordon Sandison | |||
| 8. Act Two: I Was Once A Very - Linda Ormiston/Harold Innocent | |||
| 9. Act Two: My Eyes Are Fully Open - Linda Ormiston/Gordon Sandison/Harold Innocent | |||
| 10. Act Two: Melodrame - New Sadler's Wells Orch/Simon Phipps | |||
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Ruddigore in its original form was considered in rather poor taste (in Victorian London) although after a few cuts in act 2, and a discreet change of name, it went on to a very respectable first run. Gilbert is supposed to have said "We could do with a few more failures like this!". Theatre goers at the time quite enjoyed it when they got over the initial disappointment that it wasn't another "Mikado". The sequences where the ancestors descend from their frames have always been difficult to stage successfully, and by all accounts the original production did the switch very unconvincingly. And the whole idea of a spoof on melodrama is, of course, dated and rather corny - in fact even at the time it fell a bit flat.
None of this should have anything to do with purchasing the CD - because this is very simply Sullivan's most glorious score - in my view only Iolanthe and Yeomen come close. Possible weaknesses in the play (I must admit I have never had a chance to see it staged) are simply irrelevant - the music is so absolutely spine tinglingly GOOD.
In my view the performances are excellent - and the recording quality superb. Beats my old vinyl hands down (and this is far from true of all G&S CDs I have known).
The "spookiness" of the ghost scenes, that another reviewer here complains of, is perhaps a little under done - but then you have to remember it is after all supposed to be a spoof!! Too heavy a hand here can kill the humor stone dead. In fact one of the complaints against the very first production was just that - and apparently some "overly-serious" music was cut from these scenes in order to lighten them up a bit.
My only real disapointment is that the original overture (by Hamilton Clarke) is substituted for the later one by Geoffrey Toye. In theory it's good to get back to an opera's first form I suppose - the snag is that the Toye overture is a much better integrated piece of music. A shame Sullivan didn't write his own - but of course he usually didn't. Fortunately I have a recording of the Toye overture so I can listen to that first instead if I like.
None of this should have anything to do with purchasing the CD - because this is very simply Sullivan's most glorious score - in my view only Iolanthe and Yeomen come close. Possible weaknesses in the play (I must admit I have never had a chance to see it staged) are simply irrelevant - the music is so absolutely spine tinglingly GOOD.
In my view the performances are excellent - and the recording quality superb. Beats my old vinyl hands down (and this is far from true of all G&S CDs I have known).
The "spookiness" of the ghost scenes, that another reviewer here complains of, is perhaps a little under done - but then you have to remember it is after all supposed to be a spoof!! Too heavy a hand here can kill the humor stone dead. In fact one of the complaints against the very first production was just that - and apparently some "overly-serious" music was cut from these scenes in order to lighten them up a bit.
My only real disapointment is that the original overture (by Hamilton Clarke) is substituted for the later one by Geoffrey Toye. In theory it's good to get back to an opera's first form I suppose - the snag is that the Toye overture is a much better integrated piece of music. A shame Sullivan didn't write his own - but of course he usually didn't. Fortunately I have a recording of the Toye overture so I can listen to that first instead if I like.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have not yet heard this recording yet. However, I thought it would be useful for potential purchasers to know the following:
This record is the chosen recommended version of Ruddigore by both The Penquin Best Classical CD Guide and The Gramophone Good Classical CD Guide.
It was also rated five stars (top rating) at the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography web site, with the comment "It is rare that one recording of an opera so towers over the others that there can be no dispute over its superiority.... In my view, this is the one Ruddigore recording to have."
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
According to the booklet, after Ruddigore's first, reletively unsuccesful performance, Sullivan made some musical changes to the score including "the replacement of an Act Two patter song ["For Thirty-Five Years," as heard on the CD] with another of the same genre ["Henceforth All The Crimes"]. It was probably during this period of post-premiere pruning, too, that the Ghost Scene lost a good deal of more solemn music and strophic second verses to a couple of other settings were cut." The potential customer should be aware of this so that he will not feel a little cheated (as I did) at being given the original, unadulterated version, as opposed to the usual one.
That aside, let me tell you how grand this CD is. It has a different feel to it than the D'Oyly Carte productions, but perhaps I'm just paranoid. The singers are VERY good. Rose is Rose is Rose is Rose - snobbish and cute, slim and trim and prim. Dame Hanna is WONDERFUL, and it would be a crime if she weren't. Her voice is creamy and smooth, a slightly humorous but mellow contralto, perfect for "There Grew A Little Flower." Anne Collins couldn't have done better (and that's high praise from me!). Robin & Richard are both fine, though Richard, peculiarly enough, puts on an American accent for "I shipp'd, d'ya see." Some reviewers have hinted that Mad Margaret was not mad enough; I defy this. She's plenty mad and her "To A Garden Full Of Posies" will have the listener in tears. Also, I wouldn't have minded piling on the creepiness of "When The Night Wind Howls" and I WOULD like to hear Donald Adams sing it, but this guy gets it pretty good.
If your G&S is limited to "Pinafore," "Mikado," and "Penzance," try this as a change. Then try "Yeomen" - a little less melodrama and more real feeling. Both are pearls too little worn.
That aside, let me tell you how grand this CD is. It has a different feel to it than the D'Oyly Carte productions, but perhaps I'm just paranoid. The singers are VERY good. Rose is Rose is Rose is Rose - snobbish and cute, slim and trim and prim. Dame Hanna is WONDERFUL, and it would be a crime if she weren't. Her voice is creamy and smooth, a slightly humorous but mellow contralto, perfect for "There Grew A Little Flower." Anne Collins couldn't have done better (and that's high praise from me!). Robin & Richard are both fine, though Richard, peculiarly enough, puts on an American accent for "I shipp'd, d'ya see." Some reviewers have hinted that Mad Margaret was not mad enough; I defy this. She's plenty mad and her "To A Garden Full Of Posies" will have the listener in tears. Also, I wouldn't have minded piling on the creepiness of "When The Night Wind Howls" and I WOULD like to hear Donald Adams sing it, but this guy gets it pretty good.
If your G&S is limited to "Pinafore," "Mikado," and "Penzance," try this as a change. Then try "Yeomen" - a little less melodrama and more real feeling. Both are pearls too little worn.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Authentic, if Imperfect
At first, I was inclined to dislike this performance; however, I warmed to it. It is not as uniformly excellent as the 1962 D'Oyly Carte recording, but has the major advantage of... Read more
Published on February 17, 2009 by Aronne
Ruddigore: Something different
As a relatively new fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, I found this recording of Ruddigore (New Sadler's Wells Opera) very entertaining. Read more
Published on November 3, 2006 by S. Jackson-Ybarra
Ghost'sHighNoon
I cannot say that I have ever had the pleasure of hearing this opera prior to buying this CD, but I loved it. Read more
Published on October 8, 2002 by Brett Farrell
Ruddigore: More Gore, please.
If you want tuneful "pleasant listening" here's your cup of tea. But a take-off on Melodrama should sound MELODRAMATIC. Read more
Published on July 5, 2000 by Marcia Schneiderman
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