Sullivan: Pineapple Poll & Irish Symphony

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…Charles Mackerras's ballet Pineapple Poll (1951) has become a light-music classic. David Lloyd-Jones gives the whole thing tremendous swing and rhythmic bite, with the Liverpool players on... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Aug 2007
Catalogue No: 8570351
Label: Naxos
Length: 78 minutes

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Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll, Scene I

Work length16:56

$5.00

$6.50

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones

Opening Dance (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:32

$1.00

$1.30

Poll's Solo - Pas de Deux (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:32

$1.00

$1.30

Captain Belaye's Solo (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:06

$1.00

$1.30

Pas de Trois (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length2:58

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$1.30

Finale (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:48

$1.00

$1.30

Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll, Scene II

Work length6:23

$2.00

$2.60

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones

Poll's Solo (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:20

$1.00

$1.30

Jasper's Solo (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:03

$1.00

$1.30

Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll, Scene III

Work length19:53

$5.00

$6.50

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones

Belaye's Solo - Sailor's Drill (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:25

$1.00

$1.30

Poll's Solo (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:40

$1.00

$1.30

Entry of Belaye with Blanche as Bride (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:39

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$1.30

Reconciliation (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length3:05

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$1.30

Grand Finale (Arr. C. Mackerras)

Track length6:04

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$1.30

Sullivan, A: Symphony in E major 'Irish'

Work length35:04

$8.00

$10.35

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones

I. Andante - Allegro, ma non troppo vivace

Track length12:53

$3.00

$3.85

II. Andante espressivo

Track length7:24

$2.00

$2.60

III. Allegretto - Moderato - Tempo I

Track length6:15

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Allegro vivace e con brio

Track length8:32

$2.00

$2.60

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November 2007

…Charles Mackerras's ballet Pineapple Poll (1951) has become a light-music classic. David Lloyd-Jones gives the whole thing tremendous swing and rhythmic bite, with the Liverpool players on their top form, and the result is a delight.

2010

A coupling of these works has never appeared before. Yet Mackerras's medley of Savoy melodies provides an ideal appetiser for Sullivan's Irish Symphony, distinguished by delightfully easy-going charm and lightness of touch.
Mackerras recorded Pineapple Poll complete three times, the versions marked more by progressive improvements in sound quality than by changes in interpretation. If Lloyd-Jones shaves the odd second or two off Mackerras's timings for individual movements, it's due as much as anything to the latter's greater flexibility in allowing the score to unfold. Lloyd-Jones is less successful, too, in drawing out the individual themes of the elaborately woven score.
The Symphony is a different matter. This new version is an improvement both interpretatively and sonically on the pioneering Groves version, one that also lacks the first movement's exposition repeat. More particularly, Lloyd-Jones has the edge on Hickox and the BBC Philharmonic (Chandos – above) in the natural unfolding and emotional contrasts of the work. There's a more inherent urgency to the outer movements and greater attention to instrumental detail throughout.
The second movement is especially beautifully done. Even for those who have an earlier version there's a strong case for this inexpensive newcomer. For those who don't, the recommendation is a clear one.

November 2007

The Symphony is a different matter. …Lloyd-Jones has the edge on Hickox and the BBC Philharmonic… in the natural unfolding and emotional contrasts of the work. There's a more inherent urgency to the outer movements and greater attention to instrumental detail throughout. The second movement is especially beautifully done.

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