Sir Arthur Sullivan achieved worldwide fame as the composer who joined librettist W.S. Gilbert to create the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. However, his success with these 'Savoy Operas' has overshadowed his other works, including a considerable amount of music for the theatre that was wildly successful in it's day. Sullivan's suites of incidental music for Shakespeare are among his most attractive compositions, with Henry VIII becoming extremely popular. Charles Dickens was 'perfectly enchanted' by The Sapphire Necklace, and the Overture in C is both a memorial for Sullivan's father and a celebration of Victorian Britain.

Tracklist:

The Merchant Of Venice: No. 1, Introduction
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 2, Barcarole
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 3, Introduction & Bourrée
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 4, Danse Grotesque
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 5, À La Valse
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 6, Melodrama
The Merchant Of Venice: No. 7, Finale
Henry VIII: No. 1, March
Henry VIII: No. 2, King Henry's Song
Henry VIII: No. 3, Graceful Dance
Henry VIII: No. 4, Water Music
The Sapphire Necklace: Overture (Arr. R. Spencer For Orchestra)
Overture In C Major "In Memoriam"

UPC: 747313518128
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7.9.21
Format: CD

Sullivan / Lawler / Penny - Indicental Music (CD)