BBC Music, Volume 7, Number 9: The Rose of Persia (extended highlights)

Album by Sullivan; Southwark Voices, The Hanover Band, Tom Higgins

Released May 1999

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Overture
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:11
  • 2
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: As we lie in languor lazy (Chorus of Wives)
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:21
  • 3
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: When Islam first arose (Abdallah and Chorus of Wives)
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:37
  • 4
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Oh, Life has put into my hand (Dancing Sunbeam)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:42
  • 5
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Sunbeam! the Priest keeps saying, sotto voce (Blush)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:21
  • 6
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: If you ask me to advise you (Desire)
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:17
  • 7
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Neath my lattice through the night (Rose-in-Bloom)
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:35
  • 8
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Tramps and scamps and halt and blind (Men)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:27
  • 9
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: When my father sent me to Ispahan (Hassan and Chorus)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:23
  • 10
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Peace be upon this house! (Yussuf)
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:04
  • 11
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Musical maidens are we (Ensemble with Dance and Chorus, Rose-in-Bloom, Scent-of-Lilies and Heart's Desire)
    Arthur Sullivan
    5:31
  • 12
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Peace be upon this house! (Abdallah)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:52
  • 13
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: For the Sultan's Executioner (All)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:14
  • 14
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: I'm the Sultan's vigilant Vizier (Vizier)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:08
  • 15
    The Rose of Persia, Act 1: Oh, luckless hour! (Girls)
    Arthur Sullivan
    16:32
  • 16
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2: Oh, what is love? (Desire)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:37
  • 17
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2: If you or I should tell the truth (Girls)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:50
  • 18
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2: From Morning Prayer the Sultan of Persia comes! (Chorus)
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:44
  • CD 2
  • 1
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - Let a satirist enumerate a catalogue of crimes
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:49
  • 2
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - In the heart of my hearts I've always known
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:29
  • 3
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - Suppose - I say, suppose
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:19
  • 4
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - Laughing low, on toe-tip
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:40
  • 5
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - It's a busy, busy, busy, busy day for thee
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:33
  • 6
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - Our tale is told
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:46
  • 7
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - What does it mean?
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:42
  • 8
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - It has reached me a lady named Hubbard
    Arthur Sullivan
    3:38
  • 9
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - Hasan, the Sultan with his Court approaches
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:18
  • 10
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - There was once a small Street Arab
    Arthur Sullivan
    2:51
  • 11
    The Rose of Persia, Act 2 - A bridal march
    Arthur Sullivan
    1:32
  • 12
    Overture 'Di Ballo'
    Arthur Sullivan
    12:14
  • 13
    Overture: H.M.S Pinafore
    Arthur Sullivan
    4:27
  • 14
    Overture: The Pirates of Penzance
    Arthur Sullivan
    7:50
  • 15
    Overture: The Mikado
    Arthur Sullivan
    8:10
  • 16
    Overture: The Yeoman of the Guard
    Arthur Sullivan
    5:16
  • 17
    Overture: Macbeth
    Arthur Sullivan
    7:52

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