Gilbert & Sullivan – The Pirates of Penzance – D’oyly Carte Opera Company (2 CDs) (RC)
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The Pirates of Penzance, Or The Slave Of Duty
Act One — A Rocky Seashore On The Coast Of Cornwall
1 1. Opening Chorus Of Pirates And Solo – (Samuel) Pour, Oh Pour, The Pirate Sherry 0:51
2 2. Song – (Ruth) When Fred’ric Was A Little Lad 3:37
3 3. Song – (Pirate King And Chorus) Oh, Better Far To Live And Die 2:18
4 4. Recitative And Duet – (Ruth And Frederic) Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me 2:54
5 5. (Chorus Of Girls) – Climbing Over Rocky Mountain 3:29
6 6. Recitative – (Edith, Kate, Frederic, And Chorus Of Girls) Stop, ladies, pray! 1:29
7 7. Song – (Frederic And Chorus Of Girls) Oh! Is There Not One Maiden Breast 4:20
8 8. Song – (Mabel And Chorus) Poor Wand’ring One 2:39
9 9. (Edith, Kate, And Chorus Of Girls) What Ought We To Do? Gentle Sisters, Say! 0:46
10 10. Duet – (Mabel And Frederic And Chorus Of Girls) How Beautifully Blue The Sky 1:55
11 11. (Frederic And Chorus Of Girls And Pirates) Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses 1:24
12 12. Recitative – (Mabel, Major-General, Samuel, And Chors) Hold, Monsters! 0:55
13 13. Song – (Major-General And Chorus) I Am The Very Pattern Of A Modern Major-General 2:52
14 14. Finale – Act One (Mabel, Edith, Kate, Frederic, Samuel, Pirate King, Major-General, Ruth, And Chorus) Oh! Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate 8:34
Act Two — A Ruined Chapel By Moonlight
15 1. Introduction – Solo – (Mabel And Chorus) Oh! Dry The Glist’ning Tear 3:01
16 2. Recitative – (Frederic And Major-General) Now, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted 0:17
17 3. Chorus, With Solos – (For Mabel, Edith, And Sergeant) When The Foeman Bares His Steel 4:38
18 4. Recitative And Trio – (Ruth, Frederic, And Pirate King) Now For The Pirates’ Lair! 1:26
19 5. Trio – (Ruth, Frederic, And Pirate King) When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold 3:37
20 6. Trio – (Ruth, Frederic, And Pirate King) Away, Away, My Heart’s On Fire! 1:23
21 7. Recitative And Duet – (Mabel And Frederic) All is Prepared! Your Gallant Crew Await You! 1:23
22 8. Duet – (Mabel And Frederic) Stay, Frederic, Stay! 6:09
23 9. Recitative – (Mabel, Sergeant, And Chorus Of Police) No, I’ll Be Brave! Oh, Family Descent 1:24
24 10. Song – (Sergeant And Chorus Of Police) When A Felon’s Not Engaged In His Employment 2:30
25 11. Solo – (Sergeant And Chorus Of Pirates And Police) A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We 0:51
26 12. Solo – (Samuel And Chorus Of Pirates) With Cat-like Tread 2:38
27 13. (Frederic, King, Major-General, And Chorus Of Police And Pirates) Hush! Hush! Not A Word 1:33
28 14. Song – (Major-General And Chorus Of Pirates And Police) And Finale Sighing Softly To The River 9:43
ACT ONE
1-1 Overature 7:29
1-2 Pour, Oh Pour, The Pirate Sherry 1:09
1-3 When Fred’ric Was A Little Lad 2:33
1-4 Oh, Better Far To Live And Die 2:30
1-5 Oh! False One, You Have Deceiv’d Me! 3:10
1-6 Climbing Over Rocky Mountain 3:37
1-7 Stop, Ladies, Pray! 1:29
1-8 Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast 4:05
1-9 Poor Wand’ring One! 2:46
1-10 What Ought We To Do? 0:40
1-11 How Beautiful Blue The Sky 1:55
1-12 Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses 1:25
1-13 Hold, Monsters! 0:52
1-14 I Am The Very Model 2:56
1-15 Finale Act One 8:14
ACT TWO
2-1 Introduction / Oh! Dry The Glist’ning Tear 3:04
2-2 Then, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted 0:20
2-3 When The Foeman Bares His Steel 4:27
2-4 Now For The Pirates’ Lair! 1:27
2-5 When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold 3:41
2-6 Away, Away, My Heart’s On Fire! 1:25
2-7 All Is Prepared 1:12
2-8 Stay, Fred’ric, Stay! 5:00
2-9 No, I’ll Be Brave! 2:46
2-10 When A Felon’s Not Engaged In His Employment 2:17
2-11 A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We 0:54
2-12 With Cat-Like Tread 2:29
2-13 Hush, Hush! Not A Word 1:31
2-14 Sighing Softly To The River 2:51
2-15 Now What Is This? / Finale Act Two 7:10
