Bbc Concert Orchestra Princess Ida 1989-11-05 CD London Soundboard

Gilbert and Sullivan: "Princess Ida" comic operetta in three Acts [1883-1884] music: Arthur S. Sullivan libretto: Willian S. Gilbert tt 116:33 minutes Act I 31:08 minutes ===== 01 1 ) Overture 3:50 02 2 ) Search throughout the panorama 2:31 03 3 ) Dialogue: See you no sign of Gama? 2:23 04 4 ) Now hearken to my strict command 1:27 05 5 ) Today we meet 2:50 06 6 ) Dialogue: Well father 1:22 07 7 ) From the distant panorama 1:07 08 8 ) We are warriors three 2:19 09 9 ) If you give me your attention 2:12 10 10) Dialogue: So this is Castle Hildebrand? 4:15 11 11) P'raps if you Address the Lady 2:00 12 12) Expressive glances 3:05 13 13) For a month to dwell in a dungeon cell 1:38 Act II 30:24 minutes ====== 14 1 ) Towards the empyrean heights 3:26 15 2 ) Dialogue: Attention, ladies, while I read to you 0:56 16 3 ) Mighty maiden with a mission 1:38 17 4 ) Minerva! oh, hear me! 2:49 18 5 ) Dialogue: Women of Adamant 3:36 19 6 ) And thus to Empyrean Heights 0:40 20 7 ) I should command here 0:33 21 8 ) Come, mighty Must 2:50 22 9 ) Gently, gently 4:15 23 10) Dialogue: So that’s the Princess Ida’s castle! 0:58 24 11) I am a maiden, cold and stately 2:24 25 12) Dialogue: But who comes here? 2:35 26 13) The world is but a broken toy 2:59 27 14) Dialogue: I’faith, the plunge is taken, gentlemen! 1:59 28 15) A lady fair, of lineage high 2:24 29 16) Dialogue: Oh, Lady Psyche! 1:03 30 17) The woman of the wisest wit 1:53 31 18) Dialogue: Melissa! 1:50 32 19) Now wouldn't you like to rule the roast 2:37 33 20) Dialogue: Saved for a time, at least! 0:32 [with brief dropout] 34 21) Merrily ring the luncheon bell 1:35 35 22) Dialogue: You say you know the court of Hildebrand? 2:00 36 23) Would you know the kind of maid? 2:14 37 24) Dialogue: Infamous creature, get you hence away! 0:38 38 25) Oh, joy! our chief is saved 1:07 39 26) Whom thou hast chained must wear his chain 2:42 40 27) Walls and fences scaling 1:12 41 28) Some years ago, no doubt you know 1:43 42 39) We may remark, though nothing can dismay us > 30) To yield at once to such a foe with shame were rife 4:48 * Act III 25:16 minutes ======= 43 1 ) Death to the invader 2:48 44 2 ) Dialogue: I like your spirit, girls! We have to meet 3:12 45 3 ) I built upon a rock 3:31 46 4 ) Dialogue: Madam, your father and your brothers claim 1:47 47 5 ) Whene'er I spoke 1:53 48 6 ) Dialogue: My poor old father! How he must have suffered! 0:18 49 7 ) When anger spreads his wing 1:05 50 8 ) This helmet, I suppose 2:17 51 9 ) Dialogue: Hilarion! Cyril! Florian! dressed as women! 1:50 52 10) This is our duty plain 0:48 53 11) Dialogue: Hold! stay your hands! 3:26 54 12) With joy abiding 2:16 Performers ========== King Hildebrand: Raimund Herincx Hilarion: Philip Langridge Cyril: Neil Jenkins Florian: Michael Wakeham King Gama: Derek Hammond-Stroud Arac: Forbes Robinson