The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert + Sullivan + Sylvia McNair + Jean Rigby + Kurt Streit + Thomas Allen + Bryn Terfel + Academy + Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields + Sir Neville Marriner
2The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 1 Introduction: “When maiden loves”3:09
3The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 1 Introduction: “Mistress Meryl!”1:07
4The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 2 Double Chorus: “Tower warders under orders”3:48
5The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 2 Double Chorus: “A good day to you”0:55
6The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 3 Song With Chorus: “When our gallant Norman foes”4:12
7The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 3 Song With Chorus: “Father! Has no reprieve arrived”1:32
8The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 4 Trio: “Atlas! I waver to and fro”2:34
9The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 4 Trio: “Nay, lass, be of good cheer”0:48
10The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 4 Trio: “Nay, pretty pne” / Act I: No. 5 Ballad: “Is life a boon?”2:10
11The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 5 Ballad: “And now, Sir Richard”1:17
12The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 6 Chorus: “Here’s a man of jollity”1:34
13The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 7 Duet: “I have a song to sing, oh!”3:20
14The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 7 Duet: “Well sung and well danced!”1:25
15The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 8 Trio: “How say you, maiden”2:32
16The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 8 Trio: “And so, good fellow” / Act I: No. 9 Recitative and Song: “I’ve jive and joke”1:59
17The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 9 Recitative and Song: “But I trust you are very careful”0:52
18The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 10 Recitative and Song: “’Tis done! I am a bride!”3:59
19The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 10 Recitative and Song: “’Tis an odd freak”1:53
20The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 10 Recitative and Song: “Oh, how I would love thee!” / Act I: No. 11 Song: “Were I thy bride”2:07
21The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 11 Song: “The deed is, so far, safely accomplished”0:32
22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. No. 12 Finale: “Oh, Sergeant Meryll” / Recitative: “Ye Tower Warders” / Recitative: “Leonard Meryll!” / Recitative: “Forebear, my friends” / Couplets: “Didst thou not” / Recitative: “Leonard!” / Trio: “To thy fraternal care” / Chorus: “The prisoner comes” / “My lord! My lord!” / Trio: “As escort for the prisoner” / Trio: “Astounding news!”17:25
1The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 1 Chorus and Solo: “Night has spread her pall once more”4:12
2The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 1 Chorus and Solo: “The merry jests of Hugh Ambrose”1:40
3The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 2 Song: “Oh! A private buffoon”2:23
4The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 2 Song: “And so thou wouldst be a jester, eh?”1:05
5The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 3 Duet: “Hereupon we’re both agreed”1:44
6The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 3 Duet: “Two days gone”0:29
7The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 4 Ballad: “Free from his fetters grim”2:32
8The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 4 Ballad: “Well, Sergeant Meryll”1:58
9The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 5 Quartet: “Strange adventure!”2:48
10The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 5 Quartet: “So my mysterious bride”2:39
11The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 6 Scene: “Hark! What was that, sir?” / Recitative: “Who fired that shot!” / Duet and Chorus: “Like a ghost his vigil keeping…” / Recitative: “The river must be dragged”3:29
12The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 6 Scene: “Nay, sweetheart, be comforted”1:07
13The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 7 Trio: “A man who would woo a fair maid”3:45
14The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 7 Trio: “Now listen to me”1:33
15The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 8 Quartet: “When a wooer goes a‐wooing”3:02
16The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 8 Quartet: “Before I pretend to be a sister to anybody again”4:07
17The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 9 Duet: “Rapture, rapture!”1:29
18The Yeomen of the Guard: Act II. No. 10 Finale: “Comes the pretty young bride” / Trio: “’Tis said that joy” / Trio: “Hold, pretty one!”10:56
