(2CD)和諧的迴音(蘇利文爵士歌曲集)
瑪莉．貝文 女高音
凱蒂．懷特利 女中音
班．強生 男高音
阿什利．里奇斯 低男中音
大衛．歐文．諾里斯 鋼琴

Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century. He was revered as a composer of oratorios, and was urged by Queen Victoria to compose a grand opera. The result, Ivanhoe, achieved 155 consecutive performances (in an opera house especially built for it).
 
Achieving equal success in his lifetime, his substantial legacy of songs fell into neglect in the twentieth century, but as this album demonstrates Sullivan's endlessly fertile melodic gifts withstand comparison with those of any other song composer. David Owen Norris and his quartet of outstanding young British singers deliver this fascinating programme with terrific style and panache.

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
CD 1
1.King Henry's Song (1877) * 2:23
   ('Youth will needs have dalliance')
   with Chorus ad libitum
    from incidental music to Henry VIII (1613)
    by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and John Fletcher (1579-1625)
    Andante moderato
    Recording sponsored by Martin Yates
2. The Lady of the Lake (1864) † 3:25
    from Kenilworth, 'A Masque of the Days of Queen Elizabeth', Op.4
    (or The Masque at Kenilworth) (1864)
    Libretto by Henry Forthergill Chorley (1808-1872)
    Allegro grazioso
3. I heard the nightingale (1863) ‡ 2:59
   Dedicated to his Friend Captain C.J. Ottley
    Allegretto moderato
4. Over the roof (1864) † 3:04
    from the opera The Sapphire Nacklace, or the False Heiress
    Libretto by Henry Fothergill Chorley
    Allegretto moderato
    Recording sponsored by Michael Symes
5. Will He Come? (1865) § 4:05
    Dedicated to The Lady Katherine Coke
    Composed expressly for Madame Sainton Dolby
    Moderato e tranquillo - Quasi Recitativo -
    Tranquillo un poco piu lento
    Recording sponsored by Michael Tomlinson
6. Give (1867) † 4:56
   Composed and affectionately dedicated to Mrs Helmore
    Allegretto - Un poco piu lento - Lento
    Recording sponsored by John Thrower
    in memory of Simon and Brenda Walton
7. Thous art weary (1874) § 5:00
    Allegro vivace e agitato - Piu lento -
    Allegro Tempo I - Piu lento - Allegro. Tempo I -
    Stringendo il tempo - Piu lento - Slower
8. The moon in silent brightness (1868) ‡ 2:21
    Serenade
    Andante quasi Allegretto
    Recording sponsored by Robin Gordon Powell
9. O fair dove! O fond dove! (1868) § 4:35
    To Miss Rachel Scott Russell
    Allegro moderato - Un poco piu lento -
    Tempo I - Un poco piu lento - Tempo I - Andante
    Recording sponsored by William Parry
10. The snow lies white (1868) ‡ 3:04
    ('It's O my love, my love!")
    Dedicated to The Lady Edith Ferguson
    Composed expressly for Mr Sims Reeves
    Allegro moderato - Un poco meno mosso -
    Animato - Un poco meno mosso - Tempo I
    Recording sponsored by Clifton Coles
11. Looking Back (1870) * 4:34
    Composed expressly for and dedicated to Madame Trebelli
    [ ] - Un poco piu lento e con molta tenerezza - Tres largement
    Recording sponsored by Christopher O'Brien
12. Looking Forward (1873) * 6:32
    Sequel to Looking Back
    Allegro moderato - Quasi Recitativo - A tempo Allegro -
    Piu tranquillo - Lento, con molto espressione
    Recording sponsored by William Parry
Total time: 46:58

CD2
1. The Maiden's Story (1867) ‡ 4:19
    Composed and dedicated to Mrs Quintin Twiss
    Allegro moderato - A tempo piu lento - Piu lento
2. Living Poems (1874) § 3:42
    Dedicated to the Countess of Shrewsbury
    Composed expressly for Miss Edith Wynne
    Allegretto non troppo vivo - Un poco piu lento
3. The Sailor's Grave (1872) † 4:57
    Moderato - Maestoso
    Recording sponsored by Jamie Findlay
4. Let me dream again (1875) § 4:57
    Composed expressly for Madame Christine Nilsson
    Andante espressivo - Un poco piu lento -
    [Tempo I] - Un poco piu lento
    Recording sponsored by Steven Skinner
5. Other Days (late 1890s) * 3:04
    Allegretto - A tempo un poco lento - Tempo I
    Recording sponsored by Doreen Harris
6. Little Maid of Arcadee (1871) § 2:54
    from the operetta Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
    Libretto by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911)
    Allegretto moderato
    Recording sponsored by Andrew Crowther
7. The Distant Shore (1874) § 4:32
    Allegro comodo - Animato - Slower
    Recording sponsored by Nicio Vega Jr
8. The love that loves me not (1875) ‡ 3:07
    Dedicated to Mrs D.B. Grant
    Andante moderato ed espressivo
    Recording sponsored by Valerie Bailey
9. A Shadow (1884) ‡ 3:58
    Composed expressly for Madame Patey
    Andante - Piu vivo - Lento come prima
10. The Lost Chord (1877) § 4:15
    Andante moderato - Grandioso
    Recording sponsored by Elaine Richardson
11. The Absent-Minded Beggar (1899) 5:44
    with Chorus ad libitum
    llegro moderato ed energico. Tempo di Marcia - Tempo giusto
    Recording sponsored by Rev. Peter S. Gale
Total time: 45:29
Solo: Mary Bevan soprano †
Solo: Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano §
Solo: Ben Johnson tenor ‡
Solo: Ashley Riches bass-baritone *
Solo: David Owen Norris piano