Arthur Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard (1888) (1993 Marriner recording) - No. 4. Quartet & Finale - "When a wooer" (cont.) & "'Tis said that joy in full perfection" (Kurt Streit, Thomas Allen, Sylvia McNair, Jean Rigby)

[bhandsdes]

My favorite. How do you manage to post such a rich audio experience? Maybe I don't want to know. But thank you. Thank you.

[Roseburg93]

I just can't stop listening to the finale. The control of the chorus on the 'O' at 8:29 is stunning.

[nclysander]

Listen to McNair's control at 6:22 - incredible!

Thanks for posting these excerpts. I've recently been familiarizing myself with the operetta via the 1964 D'oyly Carte recording and it is nice to have highlights from another album for purposes of comparison. Not sure which I prefer yet, but I'll definitely keep my eyes open for all of the Marriner. :)

[hillevifan]

I don't know this work very well- and I love Jean Rigby, does she have any solo arias in this operetta?

[LindoroRossini]

Yes, actually, two arias in Act One, both sung quite delightfully by Miss Rigby :).

[hillevifan]

Is there ANY way you could please post them? It'd be much appreciated!

[LindoroRossini]

I'll try to do it in a bit, just have to finish posting the selections from "Il Bravo" :).

[lskarin]

Audrey Williamson wrote the book on G&S way back when and I commend it to all. She says, in playing Jack Point, Martyn Green whitened his makeup for the last act so he looked sick to begin with, thus making his death (death is what Gilbert said) more believable.

Thanks. Very good rendition.

[jozg44]

Thank you so much for posting this. 'Yeoman of the Guard' is one of my favourite operas and I think this is the best recording I've yet hears.

[LindoroRossini]

It also the only one to include a large portion of the spoken dialogue, so I feel that it will remain my reference recording for a while :).

[rosuav]

I have a particular affinity for the minor-key pieces, which Yeomen (of all the G&Ses, especially) is particularly well provided. This is quite a good recording (and I've heard a good few, and some live). I'm presently involved in rehearsals with the local Gilbert and Sullivan Society - we'll be performing Yeomen at the end of April... this Elsie (Sylvia McNair) reminds me of the one who I really wished had auditioned! Ah well. We have another good Elsie.