Topsy-Turvy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Topsy-Turvy / O.S.T.

Overview

The soundtrack to Topsy Turvy, Mike Leigh's Academy Award-winning film about Gilbert & Sullivan's turbulent creative partnership, features excerpts of some of the duo's most popular operettas, including The Sorcerer, Princess Ida and The Mikado. "If You Give Me Your Attention" from Princess Ida, "Incantation" and "But Soft.../Why, Where Be Oi?" from The Sorcerer and "Behold! The Lord High Executioner," "Three Little Maids From School Are We" and "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" from The Mikado are some of the highlights of this album, which also includes excerpts of Carl Davis' score, which was inspired by Arthur Sullivan's music for The Mikado. Like the movie itself, Topsy Turvy's score reflects equal amounts of affection and attention to detail, making it as good an introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan as it is a companion to the film. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	12/07/1999
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0074646183427
Rank:	163026

Tracks

1. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~Behold! The Lord High Executioner
2. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~Overture
3. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~Three Little Maids From School Are We
4. Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta~Overture
5. Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta~If You Give Me Your Attention
6. Topsy-Turvy, film score~Paris Galop (from "The Grand Duke")
7. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~Mi-Ya Sa-Ma and A More Humane Mikado
8. The Sorcerer, operetta~But Soft ... / Why, Where Be Oi?
9. Topsy-Turvy, film score~Alone (after music from "The Yeomen of the Guard")
10. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~The Criminal Cried As He Dropped Him Down
11. The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta~Overture
12. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~A Wand'ring Minstrel I
13. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
14. Topsy-Turvy, film score~End Titles (after music from "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Grand Duke")
15. Little Maid of Arcadee, song for voice & piano (retext of a song from "Thespis")~Incantation
16. Topsy-Turvy, film score~The Fitting (after music from "The Gondoliers")
17. The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano
18. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta~The Mikado: Finale, Act Two
19. Topsy-Turvy, film score~Resolutions (after music from "The Long Day Closes")

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Rider   Vocals
Teresa Gallagher   Vocals
Cathy Sara   Vocals
Stefan Bednarczyk   Vocals
Kevin Walton   Vocals
Carl Davis   Conductor
Shelagh Sutherland   Harmonium
Abbe Paul Leonard   Vocals
Dorothy Atkinson   Vocals
John Griffiths   Vocals
Sarah Howe   Vocals
Sophie Duval   Vocals
Ashley Artus   Vocals
Richard Attlee   Vocals
Mark Benton   Vocals
Gemma Page   Vocals
Pauline Leonard   Vocals
Rosie Cavaliero   Vocals
John Constable   Piano
Louise Gold   Vocals
Ian Balmain   Cornet
Shirley Henderson   Vocals
Heather Craney   Vocals
Vincent Franklin   Vocals
Simon Butteriss   Vocals
Timothy Spall   Vocals
Kacey Ainsworth   Vocals
John Warnaby   Vocals
Nicolas Boulton   Vocals
Richard Coyle   Vocals
Lorraine Brunning   Vocals
John Alan Griffiths   Vocals
Steven Spiers   Vocals
Angie Wallis   Vocals
Eleanor David   Vocals
Monica Dolan   Vocals
Debbie Chazen   Vocals
Michael Simkins   Vocals
Michelle Chadwick   Vocals
Tom Fahy   Vocals
Julie Jupp   Vocals
Nicola Wainwright   Vocals
Kevin McKidd   Vocals
Paul Barnhill   Vocals
Mary Roscoe   Vocals
Ashley Jensen   Vocals
Martin Savage   Vocals
Gary Yershon   Musical Director
Anna Francolini   Vocals
Wayne Cater   Vocals

Technical Credits

Roxanne Slimak   Art Direction,Design
Paul Wing   Orchestra Production
Simon Mein   Photography
Carl Davis   Arranger,Composer,Soundtrack Producer
Nick Harris   Assistant Engineer
Susan Poliniak   Synopsis
Mary Ann Slim   Soundtrack Executive Producer
Mike Leigh   Liner Notes,Soundtrack Executive Producer,Liner Notes,Soundtrack Executive Producer
Simon Mortimer   Soundtrack Executive Producer
Arthur Sullivan   Composer
William Schwenck Gilbert   Composer,Librettist
Nick Harris & The Soundbarriers   Assistant Engineer
Phil Rowlands   Assistant Engineer
Stacie Negas   Product Manager
Adelaide Proctor   Librettist
David Walters   Assistant Engineer