Ruddigore / Merchant of Venice / Tempest

Gilbert & Sullivan (Artist), Sargent (Artist), Pro Arte Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002S3X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,514 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ruddigore: Ov

2. Ruddigore: Act I: Fair is Rose as bright as May-day

3. Ruddigore: Act I: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd

4. Ruddigore: Act I: If Somebody there chance to be

5. Ruddigore: Act I: I know a youth who loves a little maid

6. Ruddigore: Act I: From the briny sea

7. Ruddigore: Act I: I shipped, d'ye se, in a Revenue sloop

8. Ruddigore: Act I: My boy, you may take it from me

9. Ruddigore: Act I: The battle's roar is over

10. Ruddigore: Act I: In sailing o'er life's ocean wide

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ruddigore: Act II: I once was as meek as a new-born lamb

2. Ruddigore: Act II: Happily coupled are we

3. Ruddigore: Act II: In bygone days I had thy love

4. Ruddigore: Act II: Painted emblems of a race

5. Ruddigore: Act II: When the night wind howls

6. Ruddigore: Act II: He yields, he yields

7. Ruddigore: Act II: I once was a very abandon'd person

8. Ruddigore: Act II: My eyes are fully open

9. Ruddigore: Act II: There grew a little flower

10. Ruddigore: Act II: Oh happy the lily

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sargent Ruddigore Surprisingly Good, January 24, 2003

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Richard Krebs (Forest Grove, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ruddigore / Merchant of Venice / Tempest (Audio CD)

I purchased this Ruddigore with some trepidation, having been disappointed before by Sargent's rather dull Mikado and Pinafore (but not his Trial by Jury, which is excellent). How surprised I was when I found this performance to be far better than my D'Oyly Carte (1962) recording! Owen Brannigan makes a truly fine Sir Despard (terrifying in voice, together with a cracking whip for atmosphere)and Grand Opera's Joseph Rouleau's true bass makes for a very exciting (and scary) version of "When the Night Wind Howls"--even better, in my opinion, than the wonderful Donald Adams. A bit of mugging/"hamming" by George Baker (Robin Oakapple) and the chorus adds welcome "atmosphere" to the performance. Excerpts from Sullivan's incidental music to "The Tempest" and "The Merchant of Venice" are nice extras reminding me that there is more of Sullivan to buy. Simply put, a very pleasant surprise.