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11. Okt 2018
A good disc if your'e going to a funeral
This disc was recorded between 1965 and 1981, before the Early Music movement really took off and it therefore appears to be played on modern instruments. I was expecting something a bit more exciting as it is performed by the Academy of St Martins-in-the-Fields with Sir Neville Mariner. However, the pace is really quite funereal and the strings sound a bit reminiscent of the sweet sound of Mantovani. These pieces are, to my ear, much better played on period instruments and with a considerably faster tempo and period pitch. So whilst it is a great choice of music, especially the Concerti a due Cori, the performances are very much of their time and there are much more satisfactory and upbeat recordings available from the 21st century which do justice to Handel using a modern interpretation. This disc is interesting from a historical perspective, but disappointing if you enjoy Period Instrument performances. It is a shame that Decca have dressed up what are now such vintage recordings in a contemporary package. So, one-and-a-half cheers at the most, I'm afraid.
27. Jan 2021
Highly entertaing through close attention to detail
The hallmark of Topsy-Turvy is in its attention to providing authenticity. Mike Leigh and his team clearly put a huge amount of effort into the attention to detail. It is worth giving close attention to the sets, which are stunning, and demonstrate that wealthy Victorians lived in a richly decorated environment. The costumes, both on- and off- stage are fantastic. The acting is highly engaging, both dramatically and musically.
As with most stories, those based on fact are much more fascinating than pure fiction. Although there is some dramatic licence taken, the script is largely based on actual historical incidents. There is considerable comment on the sexual morés of the time. Who thought that the Victorians got up to quite so much hanky-panky?
Mike Leigh has given us much insight into the lives of, and the complex relationship between, W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan and the other protagonists of the D’Oyly Carte Company. We do not always appreciate the significance and value of casting in drama and the casting certainly hit gold in this movie. Jim Broadbent is quite superb as the somewhat brusque and neurotic Sullivan and I believe that he deserved an Oscar for this performance. Allan Corduner is equally brilliant in his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan and it is particular fascinating to see his musical skills manifested on screen. He deserves to have had more success in his acting career.
The cast sang all their own songs and there was no over-dubbing by singers (Hollywood - take note) and the quality of the musical performances does great justice to the score. Shirley Henderson as Leonara Braham (as Yum-Yum) and Kevin McKidd as Durward Lely (as Nanki-Poo) are particularly entertaining. Even the relatively minor parts are superbly depicted; look out for Gilbert’s butler, Mr Pigeon (Kenneth Hadley) and Charles Simon as Gilbert’s father. There is some very interesting and engaging repartee depicted between the characters during rehearsals as well as an intriguing complexity of layering to the story, which is that the actors are playing actors who are themselves playing roles.
It is a shame that it was not possible for this cast to play a full-length version of the Mikado as this could well have been a landmark performance, although I imagine that the budget would have not run to this. It would have been a fine opportunity to demonstrate a different perspective to that of the D’Oyly Carte Company which has rather held a historic stranglehold on the performances of the Savoy operettas.
So Topsy-Turvy is a simply wonderful movie and well worth watching over and over again. Do try to get a version with Mike Leigh’s commentary which will give you some fascinating insights into the back story behind the back story of the Mikado.