Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / WNO ? Mackerras
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1992-02-11
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
- Chorus Of Nobles
- Song And Chorus Nanki-Poo
- Song Pish-Tush And Chorus
- Song Pooh-Bah With Nanki-Poo And Pish-Tush
- Recitative Nanki-Poo And Pooh-Bah
- Chorus With Solo Ko-Ko
- Song Ko-Ko With Chorus Of Nobles
- Chorus Of Schoolgirls
- Trio Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo And Pitti-Sing With Chorus Of Schoolgirls
- The Mikado: Quartet -- Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, And Pooh-Bah With Chorus Of Schoolgirls
- Duet Yum-Yum And Nanki-Poo
- Trio Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko And Pish-Tush
- Finale, Act One
- Solo Pitti-Sing And Chorus Of Schoolgirls
- Song Yum-Yum
- Madrigal Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo, And Pish-Tush
- Trio Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, And Ko-Ko
- Entrance Of Mikado And Katisha
- Song Mikado And Chorus
- Trio And Chorus Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, And Chorus
- Quintet Pitti-Sing, Katisha, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, And Mikado
- Duet Nanki-Poo And Ko-Ko With Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, And Pooh-Bah
- Recitative And Song Matisha
- Song Ko-Ko
- Duet Katisha And Ko-Ko
- Finale Act Two
Free Music Notes for Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / WNO ? Mackerras
Free Music Review: Mikado Rules All
Hit: 5 Stars
I had a high-school teacher who suggested that the reason W.S. Gilbert never received a knighthood (unlike his collaborator) was that the establishment was less than thrilled with his satirical views on British society. Nowhere is this satire more in evidence than in the Mikado, their "comeback" and arguably greatest work. Obviously, even Gilbert, who had satirized the armed services as well as other segments of society, couldn't lampoon the British crown directly, but one assumes that various well-placed worthies at Buckingham Palace understood the principles of transferance which are at work here. A singing Japanes emperor who issues silly decrees banning flirting, coupled with an itinerant minstrel who escapes royal justice through a fluke? Not so far removed, surely, from many impulses at work in the British Isles at the time.
Regardless, the score is arguably the most brilliant and tuneful ever composed by Sullivan, and the Welsh National Opera and orchestra do it and Gilbert's lyrics proud. A happy, rollicking performance from start to finish.
Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / WNO ? Mackerras Poster
Regarded by G & S fans as the best of the all the operettas, The Mikado is given a sizzling performance by Sir Charles Mackerras, who--by leaving off the overture (which isn't by Sullivan anyway)-- manages to squeeze the piece onto one CD. He also shortens the "list" song since Gilbert's original features a prominent use of the "N" word, which, not withstanding the fact that he's making fun of people who performed in black-face in the 19th century, isn't worth the trouble it would cause by leaving it in. The singers are real singers; that is, they treat the music with respect and make it sound great. Of course, it is. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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