Rte Concert Orchestra/Penny - Sir Arthur Sullivan: Incidental Music - The Merchant of Venice, Henry VIII, The Sapphire Necklace, Overture in C

Sir Arthur Sullivan achieved worldwide fame as the composer who joined librettist W.S. Gilbert to create the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. However, his success with these �Savoy Operas� has overshadowed his other works, including a considerable amount of music for the theatre that was wildly successful in its day. Sullivan�s suites of incidental music for Shakespeare are among his most attractive compositions, with Henry VIII becoming extremely popular. Charles Dickens was �perfectly enchanted� by The Sapphire Necklace, and the Overture in C is both a memorial for Sullivan�s father and a celebration of Victorian Britain.