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Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited Or the Flowers of Progress
RecommendedNeal Davies (King Paramount), Ellie Laugharne (Princess Zara), Yvonne Howard (Lady Sophy), William Morgan (Captain Fitzbattleaxe), Richard Suart (Scaphio), Arthur Bruce (Phantis)
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Chorus, Derek Clark
Clark has an easy, affectionate touch in this repertoire, and the cast includes some of the finest Savoyards of both the older (Richard Suart, Yvonne Howard) and younger (Ellie Laugharne, William... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th June 2025
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This latest recording once again showcases his singers' effortless versatility both as choristers and soloists...One of Tenebrae's great strengths is to bring both dignity and panache to these... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, August 2025
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Special offer. Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
RecommendedElizabeth Watts (Josephine), Toby Spence (Ralph Rackstraw), John Mark Ainsley (Sir Joseph Porter KCB), Andrew Foster-Williams (Captain Corcoran), Hilary Summers (Buttercup), Neal Davies (Dick Deadeye), Gavan Ring (Bill Bobstay), Barnaby Rea (Bob Becket), Kitty Whately (Hebe), Tim Brooke-Taylor (narrator)
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Richard Egarr brings springy energy to the score...Elizabeth Watts's Josephine has a mischievous touch. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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One would have to travel very far to find an album of British a cappella (mostly) music as beautifully sung as this...The Sixteen’s singing, like Mike Hatch’s recording, is as excellent as one... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Sir Arthur Sullivan: Songs
Mary Bevan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) & David Owen Norris (piano)
Although Sullivan always stands with one foot in the Victorian parlour, his songs have more to offer than the casual listener might expect. Mary Bevan and Ben Johnson are the appealing soprano... — More…
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Half-forgotten overtures show the vigour of Britain's musical revivial throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras. — More…
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The Harmonious Echo: Songs by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), David Owen-Norris (piano)
Like soprano Mary Bevan, tenor Ben Johnson and baritone Ashley Riches, [Whately] brings clear diction and a good range of tone to the material – much of it forgotten today...in Whately’s visionary... — More…
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At the heart of the album is the cycle Huit Chansons de Fleurs, by Ricky Ian Gordon. He’s no slouch when it comes to picturing words in his music – so we have drunken bees teetering along the... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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The disc is full of sensitively balanced, expressive performance, most of them sung unaccompanied…A jazzed-up God rest you merry, gentlemen and a chittering Jingle Bells bring fun into the equation,... — More…
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Timeless: Wind Band Dances & Other Concert Favorites
Lyman McBride (trombone), Csaba Jevtic-Somlai (clarinet)
BYU Wind Symphony, Don Peterson
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