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Sullivan: Victoria and Merrie England
8.555216 (Naxos, CD)
DDD
REISSUE (3 December 2021)
Playing time: 77'49"
Tracks: 32
Booklet pages: 6
℗ 1995 Naxos Rights US Inc
© 2021 Naxos Rights US Inc
Main country of recording: Ireland
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Sullivan: Victoria and Merrie England published on 27 December 2021
RTÉ Sinfonietta
Andrew Penny, conductor
Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900):
Victoria and Merrie England - complete ballet
1-3 Scene I: Ancient Britain
4-15 Scenes II and III: May Day in Queen Elizabeth's Time
16-20 Scenes IV and V: The Legend of Herne the Hunter
21-27 Scene VI: Christmas Revels in the Time of Charles II
28 Scene VII: Coronation of Queen Victoria
29-32 Scene VIII: Britain's Glory
Recorded 20 and 21 September 1993 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223677