Shakespeare In Music & Words

1

Dance Of The Knights

05:08

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Producer: Michael Woolcock - Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Sergei Prokofiev - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry

2

Fear no more the heat of the sun

05:36

Amy Dickson, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Alto Saxophone: Amy Dickson - Recording Engineer: Andrew Mellor - Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra - Asst. Recording Engineer: Claire Hay - Conductor: Nicholas Collon - Composer: Gerald Finzi

3

"Ah, je veux vivre" [Roméo et Juliette / Act 1]

03:41

Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Producer: Michael Haas - Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Charles Gounod

4

Theme From Romeo & Juliet - A Time For Us (Instrumental)

03:44

André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra

Artist: André Rieu - Producer: Ruud Jacobs - Producer: Gert Jan Vermeulen - Producer: André Rieu - Artist: Johann Strauss Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Coen Thomas - Recording Engineer: Ward Vlasveld - Mixer: Jan Fred Arendsen - Mixer: Coen Thomas - Mixer: Ward Vlasveld - Mastering Engineer: Coen Thomas - Mastering Engineer: Ward Vlasveld - Composer: Nino Rota

5

No.1 Scherzo [A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Incidental Music]

04:40

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Engineer: Roy Wallace - Conductor: Ernest Ansermet - Recording Producer: James Walker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

6

"O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep" [The Fairy Queen - Ed. Benjamin Britten, Imogen Holst and Peter Pears - Part 3: The Sweet Passion]

07:49

Jennifer Vyvyan, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Recording Producer: David Harvey - Soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Engineer: Peter van Biene - Composer: Henry Purcell

7

"Falstaff!" - "Olà!" - "Sir John Falstaff!" [Falstaff / Act 1]

04:59

Enrico Facini, Bryn Terfel, Anthony Mee, Anatolij Kotscherga, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Producer: Christopher Alder - Tenor: Enrico Facini - Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Tenor: Anthony Mee - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Bass (Vocal): Anatolij Kotscherga - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Editor: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

8

Balcony Scene (From "Romeo & Juliet")

05:20

Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague, Paul Bateman

Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague - Conductor: Paul Bateman - Composer/Author: Marius de Vries

9

"Ave Maria, piena di grazia" [Otello / Act 4]

04:54

Renée Fleming, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Editor: Jenni Whiteside

10

Come Away, Come Away, Death

03:58

Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Producer: John Fisher - Piano: Malcolm Martineau - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Sid McLauchlan - Composer: Gerald Finzi

11

Coro di Profughi Scozzesi: "Patria oppressa"

04:55

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Chorus: Chicago Symphony Chorus - Producer: Michael Haas - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock

12

Touch her soft lips, and part;

02:10

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Chris Hazell - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: William Walton

13

9. Wedding March [A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61, MWV M 13 - Arr. Organ]

04:05

Peter Hurford

Organ: Peter Hurford - Producer: Chris Hazell - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

14

"Vous soupirez, madame?" - "Nuit paisible et sereine!"

04:38

April Cantelo, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Soprano: April Cantelo - Recording Producer: James Burnett - Recording Engineer: Allen Stagg - Contralto: Helen Watts - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Hector Berlioz

15

Full Fathom Five [Three Shakespeare Songs]

03:27

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

Recording Producer: Andrew Raeburn - Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

16

The Cloud-capp'd Towers [Three Shakespeare Songs]

02:13

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Producer: Andrew Raeburn - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

17

Over Hill, Over Dale [Three Shakespeare Songs]

01:09

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Producer: Andrew Raeburn - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

18

Love Theme

03:12

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Recording Producer: John Culshaw - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

19

The Prologue - Troilus & Cressida (William Shakespeare)

01:57

Paul Hardwick

Artist: Paul Hardwick

20

Orsino discusses his love for Olivia - Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)

03:05

Derek Godfrey, Dorothy Tutin

Artist: Derek Godfrey - Artist: Dorothy Tutin

21

Katherine's advice to women - The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)

02:51

Peggy Ashcroft

Artist: Peggy Ashcroft

22

Benedict confesses his love - Much ado about nothing (William Shakespeare)

03:41

Christopher Plummer, Geraldine McEwan

Artist: Christopher Plummer - Artist: Geraldine McEwan

23

To be or not to be - Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

02:06

Ian Bannen

Artist: Ian Bannen

24

All the world's a stage - As You Like It (William Shakespeare)

02:10

Max Adrian

Artist: Max Adrian

25

Juliet impatiently awaits Romeo - Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)

02:42

Dorothy Tutin

Artist: Dorothy Tutin

26

Othello tells how he won Desdemona's love - Othello (William Shakespeare)

03:46

Sir John Gielgud

Artist: Sir John Gielgud

27

Epilogue - As You Like It (William Shakespeare)

01:52

Vanessa Redgrave

Artist: Vanessa Redgrave

28

King Richard gives way to despair - Richard III (William Shakespeare)

02:38

Richard Pasco

Artist: Richard Pasco

29

Antony addresses the crowd after Caesar's assassination - Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)

02:12

Richard Johnson

Artist: Richard Johnson

30

Macbeth hears of his wife's death - Macbeth (William Shakespeare)

03:18

Tony Church, Paul Whitworth, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Pippa Guard, Richard Pasco

Artist: Tony Church - Artist: Paul Whitworth - Artist: Barbara Leigh-Hunt - Artist: Pippa Guard - Artist: Richard Pasco

31

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day- Sonnet 18 (William Shakespeare)

00:56

Richard Pasco

Artist: Richard Pasco

32

That time of year thou may'st in me behold - Sonnet 73 (William Shakespeare)

00:59

Tony Church

Artist: Tony Church

33

Let Me Not To The Marriage of True Minds - Sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare)

00:54

Richard Johnson

Artist: Richard Johnson

34

Lear and his fool on the heath - King Lear (William Shakespeare)

02:56

Donald Sinden, Paul Whitworth

Artist: Donald Sinden - Artist: Paul Whitworth

35

Antony dies in the arms of Cleopatra - Anthony & Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)

04:27

Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Tony Church, Pippa Guard

Artist: Barbara Leigh-Hunt - Artist: Tony Church - Artist: Pippa Guard

36

Prospero renounces his magic powers - The Tempest (William Shakespeare)

03:46

Donald Sinden, Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Artist: Donald Sinden - Artist: Barbara Leigh-Hunt