Editing Arthur Sullivan (section)

==Recordings==
{{Further|Gilbert and Sullivan#Recordings and broadcasts}}
On 14 August 1888 [[George Edward Gouraud|George Gouraud]] introduced [[Thomas Edison]]'s phonograph to London in a press conference, including the playing of a piano and cornet recording of Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made.<ref name=Edison>[https://www.gsarchive.net/sullivan/html/historic.html "Historic Sullivan Recordings"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 28 July 2018</ref> At a party on 5 October 1888 given to demonstrate the technology, Sullivan recorded a speech to be sent to Edison, saying, in part: "I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the result of this evening's experiments: astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. But all the same I think it is the most wonderful thing that I have ever experienced, and I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful discovery."<ref name=Edison/> These recordings were found in the Edison Library in New Jersey in the 1950s:<ref name=Edison/>
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 | title2       = After-dinner speech at the Little Menlo
 | description2 = Sullivan's phonographic letter to Thomas Edison, 5 October 1888
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The first commercial recordings of Sullivan's music, beginning in 1898, were of individual numbers from the Savoy operas.{{refn|The first was "Take a pair of sparkling eyes", from ''The Gondoliers''.<ref>Wolfson, John (1973). "A history of Savoyard recordings", Notes to Pearl LP set GEM 118/120</ref>|group= n}} In 1917 the [[Gramophone Company]] (HMV) produced the first album of a complete Gilbert and Sullivan opera, ''The Mikado'', followed by eight more.<ref>Rollins and Witts, Appendix pp. x–xi; and Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narracou-doc.htm "The First D'Oyly Carte Recordings"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 18 November 2001, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> [[Sound recording and reproduction#Electrical|Electrical recordings]] of most of the operas issued by HMV and [[Victor Talking Machine Company|Victor]] followed from the 1920s, supervised by [[Rupert D'Oyly Carte]].<ref>Rollins and Witts, Appendix, pp. xi–xiii; and Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrelec.htm "G&S Discography: The Electrical Era"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 18 November 2001, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company continued to produce recordings until 1979.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrster-doc.htm "The D'Oyly Carte Stereo Recordings"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 24 December 2003, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> After the copyrights expired, recordings were made by opera companies such as [[Gilbert and Sullivan for All]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrster-gsfa.htm "The Gilbert and Sullivan for All recordings"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 8 September 2011, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> and [[Opera Australia|Australian Opera]], and [[Malcolm Sargent|Sir Malcolm Sargent]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrster.htm "G&S Discography: The Stereo Era"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 18 November 2001, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> and [[Charles Mackerras|Sir Charles Mackerras]] each conducted audio sets of several Savoy operas.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrdig-series.htm "G&S Discography: The Digital Era"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 27 August 2002, accessed 5 October 2014</ref><ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrvisual.htm "G&S on Film, TV and Video"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 18 November 2001, accessed 5 October 2014</ref> Since 1994, the [[International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival]] has released professional and amateur CDs and videos of its productions and other Sullivan recordings,<ref>[http://www.gsfestivals.org/product-category/dvds/ "DVDs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205174946/https://www.gsfestivals.org/product-category/dvds/ |date=5 February 2020 }}, International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, accessed 10 December 2017</ref> and [[Ohio Light Opera]] has recorded several of the operas in the 21st century.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrdig-other.htm "The Ohio Light Opera Recordings"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 18 April 2010, accessed 2 December 2017</ref>

Sullivan's non-Savoy works were infrequently recorded until the 1960s. A few of his songs were put on disc in the early years of the 20th century, including versions of "The Lost Chord" by [[Enrico Caruso]] and [[Clara Butt]].<ref>HMV 78 discs 02397 and 03151: Rust, p. xxxiv</ref> The first of many recordings of the ''Overture di Ballo'' was made in 1932, conducted by Sargent.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/sullorch.htm#diballor "Overture di Ballo (1870)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 12 July 2009, accessed 10 December 2017</ref> The ''Irish Symphony'' was first recorded in 1968 under [[Charles Groves|Sir Charles Groves]].<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/irish-symphony-overture-di-ballo/oclc/181669160&referer=brief_results "Irish Symphony; Overture di Ballo"], EMI LP ASD 2435, WorldCat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> Since then, much of Sullivan's serious music and his operas without Gilbert have been recorded, including the ''Cello Concerto'' by [[Julian Lloyd Webber]] (1986);<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/romance-op-62/oclc/17585783&referer=brief_results "Romance, op. 62"], EMI LP EL 27 0430 1, WorldCat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> and ''The Rose of Persia'' (1999);<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/rose-of-persia/oclc/61771005?referer=br&ht=edition "The Rose of Persia"], ''BBC Music Magazine'', V7/9, WorldCat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> ''The Golden Legend'' (2001);<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/golden-legend/oclc/163399838&referer=brief_results "The Golden Legend"], Hyperion CD set 67280, World Cat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> ''Ivanhoe'' (2009);<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/ivanhoe/oclc/557740339?referer=di&ht=edition "Ivanhoe"], Chandos CD set CHAN 10578, WorldCat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> and ''[[The Masque at Kenilworth]]'' and ''[[On Shore and Sea]]'' (2014),<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/early-works-of-arthur-sullivan-on-shore-and-sea-and-kenilworth/oclc/888516711&referer=brief_results "Early works of Arthur Sullivan: On Shore and Sea and Kenilworth"], Dutton CD set DLX 7310, WorldCat, accessed 11 December 2017</ref> conducted by, respectively, Tom Higgins, [[Ronald Corp]], [[David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)|David Lloyd-Jones]] and [[Richard Bonynge]]. In 2017 [[Chandos Records]] released an album, ''Songs'', which includes ''The Window'' and 35 individual Sullivan songs.<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/songs/oclc/1000157118&referer=brief_results "Songs"], Chandos CD set CHAN 10935, WorldCat, accessed 10 December 2017</ref> Mackerras's Sullivan ballet, ''[[Pineapple Poll]]'', has received many recordings since its first performance in 1951.<ref>[http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinpoll-dtl.htm "Recordings of Pineapple Poll"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 1 November 2009, accessed 10 December 2017</ref>