Disc 01 01. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Overture"
02. Ella Halman "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Pour, oh pour the pirate sherry (Pirates, Samuel)"
03. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: When Frederic was a little lad (Ruth)"
04. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Oh, better far th live and die (Pirate King, Pirates)"
05. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Oh, false one, your have deceived me (Frederic, Ruth)"
06. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: What shall I do? (Frederic) - Climbing over rocky mountain (Ladies, Edith, Kate)"
07. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Stop, ladies, pray! (Frederic, Ladies)"
08. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Oh, is there not one maiden breast (Frederic, Ladies)"
09. Joan Gillingham "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Poor wand'ring one (Mabel, Ladies)"
10. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: What ought we to do (Edith, Kate) - How beautifully blue th sky (Ladies, Mabel, Frederic"
11. Richard Watson "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Stay, we must not lose our senses (Frederic, Ladies)"
12. Richard Watson "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Here's a first rate opportunity (Pirates, Ladies)"
13. Ella Halman "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Hold, monsters (Mabel, Samuel, Ladies, Major-General)"
14. Leonard Osborn "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: I am the very model of a modern Major-General (Major-General)"
15. Darrell Fancourt "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: Oh, men of dark and dismal fate (Major-General)"
16. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: I'm telling a terrible story"
Disc 02 01. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: O dry the glistening tear (Chorus, Mabel)"
02. Joan Gillingham "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Then Frederic, let your escort (Major-General)"
03. Leonard Osborn "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: When foreman bares his steel (Sergeant of Police, Mabel)"
04. Richard Watson "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Now for the Pirates' lair (Frederic, Ruth, Pirate King)"
05. Muriel Harding "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: When you had left your pirate fold (Ruth, Pirate King, Frederic)"
06. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Away, away! My heart's on fire (Pirate King, Ruth, Frederic)"
07. Joan Gillingham "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: All is prepared (Mabel, Frederic)"
08. Joyce Wright "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Stay, Frederic, star! (Mabel, Frederic)"
09. Ella Halman "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Ah! Leave me not to pine (Mabel, Frederic)"
10. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: In 1940 I of age shall be (Frederic, Mabel)"
11. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: No, I'll be brave (Mabel)"
12. Darrell Fancourt "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Though in body and in mind (Sergeant)"
13. Joan Gillingham "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: When a felon's not engaged (Sergeant, Police)"
14. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: A rollicking band of pirates we (Pirates, Police, Sergeant)"
15. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: With cat-like tread (Pirates, Police, Samuel)"
16. Richard Watson "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Hush, hush, not a word (Frederic, Pirates, Major-General)"
17. Darrell Fancourt "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Sighing sofily to the river (Major-General)"
18. Donald Harris "The Pirates of Penzance: Act II: Now what is this - Finale (Ladies, Pirate King, Pirates, Major-General, Police, Sergean"
19. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Hark the hour of ten is sounding (Chorus)"
20. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Now jurymen, hear my advice (Usher)"
21. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Is this the court of the exchequer (Defendant)"
22. Donald Harris "Trial by Jury: When first my old, old love I knew (Defendant)"
23. Leonard Osborn "Trial by Jury: Oh, I was like that (Jurymen)"
24. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: All hail great judge (Chorus)"
25. Donald Harris "Trial by Jury: For these kind words (Judge)"
26. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: When I, good friends (Judge)"
27. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Swear thou, the jury! (Counsel, Usher)"
28. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Comes the broken flower (Chorus of bridesmaids)"
29. Leonard Osborn "Trial by Jury: O'er the season vernal (Plaintiff)"
30. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Oh never never never (Judge)"
31. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: May if please you, my lud (Counsel for plaintiff)"
32. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: That she is reeling (Judge)" 33. Leonard Osborn "Trial by Jury: Oh gentlemen, listen, I pray (Defendant)" 34. Donald Harris "Trial by Jury: But I submit, m'lud (Counsel)" 35. Donald Harris "Trial by Jury: A nice dilemma we have here (Judge, Counsel, Defendant, Plaintiff)" 36. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: I love him - I smoke like a furnace (Plaintiff, Defendant)" 37. Donald Harris "Trial by Jury: The question, gentlemen (Judge)" 38. Radley Flynn "Trial by Jury: Oh joy unbounded (Plaintiff, Counsel, Defendant, Judge, All)"
Number of discs:
2
Description:
CD Playing Time -- 1:53:45 / CD 1 = 44:33 / CD 2 = 69:12
The Pirates of Penzance was recorded in London 29 July and 24 August 1949 -- CD 1 and CD 2 (1-18)
Trial By Jury was recorded in London 19 and 21 July 1949 -- CD 2 (19-38)
cover image: (private collection)
more detail at Naxos < https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.110196-97 >
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