The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash - Gilbert & Sullivan: Lolanthe (2015)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 544 MB | 01:57:54
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 544 MB | 01:57:54
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
The D’Oyly Carte Company began its association with Decca after World War II, embarking on a series of recordings in the late 1940s and early 50s of the major Savoy Operas. A subsequent stereo-era cycle, begun in 1957, was followed in turn by a new series of which the present 1974 recording of Iolanthe is part of; in many respects, it is superior to its 1960 predecessor. Whereas the former set had used an ad-hoc orchestra, one of the glories of this remake is the contribution of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – immediately apparent from the atmospheric strings at the start of the overture (one of the few which Sullivan composed himself) and the brilliant woodwind playing in its fleet-footed dancing passages.