{"product_id":"gilbert-and-sullivan-the-sorcerer-gilbert-and-sullivan-with-cd","title":"Gilbert And Sullivan | Sorcerer, The | CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eGilbert and Sullivan's partnership joined W S Gilbert's comic writing with Arthur Sullivan's melodic invention. Their operettas use witty language, memorable tunes and sharply drawn characters to turn social conventions into theatrical comedy, while choruses and ensembles give the stories their musical momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sorcerer presents Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta in a recording with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company under Isidore Godfrey. A village celebration and a misguided love potion provide the story's basis, with solos, ensembles and choruses connecting the characters' changing relationships to Sullivan's melodic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrack List\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe Sorcerer (First Part)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDisc 1\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eOverture\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAct One\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRing Forth Ye Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstance My Daughter, Why This Strange Depression?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh, Mother, Do Not Ask!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen He Is Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Air Is Charged With Amatory Numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Was When Love And I Were Well Acquainted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir Marmaduke - My Dear Young Friend Alexis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Minuet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith Heart And With Voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Kindly Friends, I Thank You For This Greeting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh, Happy Young Heart!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Child, I Join In These Congratulations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith Heart And With Voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelcome Joy! Adieu To Sadness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Is Prepared For Sealing And For Signing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith Heart And With Voice (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Feeds On Many Kinds Of Food I Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Name Is John Wellington Wells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprites Of Earth And Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow Shrivelled Hags, With Poison Bags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow To The Banquet We Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe Happy All - The Feast Is Spread Before Ye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat, Drink And Be Gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Love, True Love, Look Down On Our Sadness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Marvellous Illusion!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAct Two (First Part)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Tis Twleve, I Think\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOi, Why Where Be Oi And What Be Oi A Doing?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Friends Take Pity On My Lot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Joy! Oh Joy!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThou Hast The Power Thy Vaunted Love To Sanctify\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Rejoice That It's Decided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh I Have Wrought Much Evil With My Spells!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHate Me! I Drop My H's - Have Through Life!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt What I Am Going To Say Be Not Enraged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Agony, Rage, Despair!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexis!  Doubt me not, my loved one!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fearful Deed Is Done\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDisc 2\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh My Voice Is Sad And Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh, Joyous Boon! Oh, Mad Delight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlas!  That Lovers Thus Should Meet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare For Sad  Surprises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr He Or I Must Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Be It!  I Submit!  My Fate Is Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh, My Adored One!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow To The Banquet We Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMartyn Green's Gilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I Was A Lad I Served A Term\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Jibe And Joke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flowers That Bloom In The Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Some Day It May Happen (I've Got A Little List)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn A Tree By A River A Little Tom-tit (Willow, Tit-willow)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Give Me Your Attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhene'er I Spoke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Have A Song To Sing, O!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAm I Alone And Unobserved? ... If You're Anxious For To Shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I Went To The Bar As A Very Young Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Law Is The True Embodiment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar (The Judge's Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh! A Private Buffoon Is A Light-hearted Loon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove, Unrequited Robs Me Of My Rest...When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache (The Nightmare Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDanny Kaye's Gilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Enterprise Of Martial Kind (The Duke Of Plaza-Toro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment (The Policeman's Son)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen First My Old, Old Love I Knew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze (The Moon And I)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Name Is John Wellington Wells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I Was A Lad I Served A Term\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache (The Nightmare Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You're Anxious For To Shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar (The Judge's Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"The Music Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59059909034358,"sku":"5022810179924PMI","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/9733\/1318\/files\/stand_387507_jpg.png?v=1792470212","url":"https:\/\/themusicpress.co.uk\/products\/gilbert-and-sullivan-the-sorcerer-gilbert-and-sullivan-with-cd","provider":"The Music Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}