Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

topsy-turvy - the music of gilbert & sullivan: from the original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta Behold! The Lord High Executioner
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta Overture
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta Three Little Maids From School We Are
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta Overture
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta If You Give Me Your Attention
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Topsy-Turvy, film score Paris Galop
    Composed by Carl Davis
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta Mi-Ya Sa-Ma
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta A More Humane Mikado
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Sorcerer, operetta But Soft.../Why, Where be Oi
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Alone
    Composed by Carl Davis
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta The Criminal Cried as he Dropped him Down
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta Overture
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta A Wand'ring Minstrel I
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta The Sun whose rays are all ablaze
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Topsy-Turvy, film score End Titles
    Composed by Carl Davis
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Sorcerer, operetta Incantation
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Topsy-Turvy, film score The Fitting
    Composed by Carl Davis
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta The Mikado: Finale, Act two
    Composed by Arthur Sullivan
    Conducted by Carl Davis

    Topsy-Turvy, film score Resolutions
    Composed by Carl Davis
    Conducted by Carl Davis

Editorial Reviews
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The producers of Mike Leigh's vibrant Topsy-Turvy took many big studio meetings seeking financing for their film. Word has it all went swimmingly until time for the pitch came--there are apparently no two words as unsettling to Hollywood film execs as "Gilbert & Sullivan." But the studio system's loss turned out to be the indie film's--and our--gain. Leigh's film brought the composers' late-19th-century mounting of their breakthrough The Mikado to an all-too-familiar life, filled with as many neuroses, foibles, and fragile egos as any modern Broadway musical. The film's score, an inviting pastiche adapted from Mikado (and other G&S staples) by veteran Carl Davis, may upset purists with its time-conscious liberties. But then, it might just win over a receptive yet unexposed new audience for whom this music may seem strangely familiar, as well it should: this is where modern musical theater began. --Jerry McCulley

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Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Here's a How-De-Do!
  • Topsy-Turvy is TOPS!!!
  • Superb
  • Better than many a G&S non-sountrack
  • Put on the CD, close your eyes and...
 Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000034CYZ
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

  1. 'The Mikado': Behold! The Lord High Executioner - Carl Davis
  2. 'The Mikado': Overture - Carl Davis
  3. 'The Mikado': Three Little Maids From School Are We - Dorothy Atkinson/Shirley Henderson/Cathy Sara
  4. 'Princess Ida': Overture - Carl Davis
  5. 'Princess Ida': If You Give Me Your Attention - Martin Savage
  6. 'The Grand Duke': Paris Galop - Carl Davis
  7. 'The Mikado': Mi-Ya Sa-Ma/A More Humane Mikado - Louise Gold/Timothy Spall
  8. 'The Sorcerer': But Soft.../Why, Where Be Oi? - Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Martin Savage
  9. 'The Yeomen Of The Guard': Alone - Carl Davis
  10. 'The Mikado': The Criminal Cried As He Dropped Him Down - Dorothy Atkinson/Vincent Franklin/Martin Savage
  11. 'The Yeomen Of The Guard': Overture - Carl Davis
  12. 'The Mikado': A Wand'ring Minstrel I - Kevin McKidd/Michael Simkins
  13. 'The Mikado': The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze - Shirley Henderson
  14. End Titles ('The Pirates Of Penzance'/'The Grand Duke') - Carl Davis
  15. 'The Sorcerer': Incantation - Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Martin Savage
  16. 'The Gondoliers': The Fitting - Ian Balmain
  17. The Lost Chord - Eleanor David/John Constable/Shelagh Sutherland
  18. 'The Mikado': The Mikado: Finale, Act Two - Dorothy Atkinson/Vincent Franklin/Louise Gold/Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Cathy Sara...
  19. 'The Long Day Closes': Resolutions - Carl Davis

Amazon.com

The producers of Mike Leigh's vibrant Topsy-Turvy took many big studio meetings seeking financing for their film. Word has it all went swimmingly until time for the pitch came--there are apparently no two words as unsettling to Hollywood film execs as "Gilbert & Sullivan." But the studio system's loss turned out to be the indie film's--and our--gain. Leigh's film brought the composers' late-19th-century mounting of their breakthrough The Mikado to an all-too-familiar life, filled with as many neuroses, foibles, and fragile egos as any modern Broadway musical. The film's score, an inviting pastiche adapted from Mikado (and other G&S staples) by veteran Carl Davis, may upset purists with its time-conscious liberties. But then, it might just win over a receptive yet unexposed new audience for whom this music may seem strangely familiar, as well it should: this is where modern musical theater began. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Here's a How-De-Do!.......2007-02-22

It's brilliant, really! I am a self-confessed Gilbert and Sullivan fanatic, and so the release of this soundtrack to accompany a truly delightful movie provided me with an "Oh, joy! Oh, rapture!" moment ... many of them, actually! To hear some of my favorite tunes from some of my favorite G & S operetti performed so well makes my heart "sing-o" - and me, too!

5 out of 5 stars Topsy-Turvy is TOPS!!!.......2007-02-21

This is Gilbert and Sullivan like you will never hear again! These performances are so fresh and alive with comedy flourish that my formerly "purist" ears reveled in delight at this magnificeant rendition of these great operettas.It is wonderful to hear excerpts from PRINCESS IDA,IOLANTHE and SORCERER (as well as THE MIKADO) when so many recordings already exist of the other G&S chestnuts,PINAFORE and PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
The actual cd itself fills the speakers and is a true listener's dream.A great soundtrack of a great film.Wonderfully recorded by SONY.

5 out of 5 stars Superb.......2005-02-25

This is a fantastic cd, one that I have listened to many many times without growing tired of it. The particularly nice thing about this cd for lovers of the movie is that you get to hear the entire performance for many songs which are necessarily cut short in the film, most enjoyably "A Wandring Minstrel I". As has been noted in other reviews, the vocal performances are not what you will typically find in other G & S recordings: they are far less burdened with mannered belle canto nonsense, to their immense benefit. And I must disagree with one reviewer who disparaged the staging as portrayed in the film. My wife and I saw a touring production of the Mikado which used the costumes and set from the movie, and it was fantastic. Even better, the performers seemed to take some cues from the film actors too, singing and performing in a way that was much more accessible and not a bit less pleasing.

4 out of 5 stars Better than many a G&S non-sountrack.......2003-09-16

I was compelled to get this after seeing the overlong, flawed, but nonetheless all-around amazing 'Topsy Turvy'. (Seriously - almost every supporting actor in the film deserved an Oscar, and Jim Broadbent was robbed; his Gilbert is magnificent and real.)
Inspired then to hear a true G&S performance, I bought several Carte recordings. What broke my heart is that the genuine Savoy performances are not as good as those of the 'Topsy' actors! Contrary to a review here, the articulation is just dandy. And the tenor in 'Wand'ring Minstrel' alone is far, far superior to the thin, reedy, annoying versions on the several concert cds I've heard. As is the riveting soprano on the beautiful 'The Sun Whose Rays...' of 'Topsy'; again, the actual Savoy recordings are merely shrill in comparison.
I remove one star only because of the necessarily abbreviated performances here.

5 out of 5 stars Put on the CD, close your eyes and..........2003-03-02

You are back in the Savoy Theater in Victorian England, watching a Gilbert and Sullivan production of the Mikado, or Yeoman of the Guard, or the Sorcerer, or Princess Ida. The qualiity of the music is superb, the voices are wonderful and I only wish I could have videos of all the G&S productions to watch along with the music.

Buy the DVD of Topsy-Turvy if you don't already own it. It's magnificent. See my other review.

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