VA - Shakespeare In Music & Words (2016)

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Title: Shakespeare In Music & Words
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:02:01
Total Size: 515 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Cleveland Orchestra & Lorin Maazel – Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance Of the Knights (05:06)
2. Amy Dickson, Nicholas Collon & Aurora Orchestra – Fear No More the Heat of the Sun, Op. 18 No. 3 (05:33)
3. Renée Fleming, Sir Charles Mackerras & London Philharmonic Orchestra – Roméo et Juliette, CG 9: Ah, je veux vivre (03:39)
4. André Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra – A Time for Us (Theme from the 1969 Film "Romeo & Juliet") (03:43)
5. L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Ernest Ansermet – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: No. 1, Scherzo (04:40)
6. Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten & English Chamber Orchestra – The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: O Let Me Weep, for Ever Weep (07:51)
7. Enrico Facini, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bryn Terfel, Anthony Mee & Anatolij Kotscherga – Falstaff: Falstaff! - Olà! - Sir John Falstaff! (04:58)
8. Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague & Paul Bateman – Balcony Scene (From the 1996 Film "Romeo & Juliet") (05:18)
9. Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti & London Symphony Orchestra – Otello: Ave Maria, piena di grazia (04:54)
10. Bryn Terfel & Malcolm Martineau – Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18: Come Away, Come Away, Death (03:55)
11. Chicago Symphony Chorus, Sir Georg Solti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Macbeth: Patria oppressa (04:56)
12. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton – Suite from Henry V: IV. Touch Her Soft Lips, and Part (02:12)
13. Peter Hurford – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: No. 9, Wedding March (04:06)
14. April Cantelo, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra & Helen Watts – Béatrice et Bénédict, H. 138: Vous soupirez, madame? - Nuit paisible et sereine! (04:36)
15. Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College & Cambridge – No. 1, Full Fathom Five (03:27)
16. Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks – No. 2, The Cloud-capp'd Towers (02:12)
17. Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College & Cambridge – No. 3, Over Hill, Over Dale (01:07)
18. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan – Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH. 42: Love Theme (03:13)
19. Paul Hardwick – The Prologue (From "Troilus & Cressida") (01:57)
20. Derek Godfrey & Dorothy Tutin – Orsino Discusses His Love For Olivia (From "Twelfth Night") (03:07)
21. Peggy Ashcroft – Katherine's Advice To Women (From "The Taming Of The Shrew") (02:52)
22. Christopher Plummer & Geraldine McEwan – Benedict Confesses His Love (From "Much Ado About Nothing") (03:42)
23. Ian Bannen – To Be Or Not To Be (From "Hamlet") (02:08)
24. Max Adrian – All the World's a Stage (From "As You Like It") (02:11)
25. Dorothy Tutin – Juliet Impatiently Awaits Romeo (From "Romeo And Juliet") (02:44)
26. John Gielgud – Othello Tells How He Won Desdemona's Love (From "Othello") (03:47)
27. Vanessa Redgrave – Epilogue (From "As You Like It") (01:51)
28. Richard Pasco – King Richard Gives Way To Despair (From "Richard III") (02:39)
29. Richard Johnson – Antony Addresses the Crowd After Caesar's Assassination (From "Julius Caesar") (02:13)
30. Tony Church, Paul Whitworth, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Pippa Guard & Richard Pasco – Macbeth Hears of His Wife's Death (From "Macbeth") (03:19)
31. Richard Pasco – Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer's Day (Sonnet 18) (00:57)
32. Tony Church – That Time of Year Thou May'st In Me Behold (Sonnet 73) (01:00)
33. Richard Johnson – Let Me Not To the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116) (00:56)
34. Donald Sinden & Paul Whitworth – Lear and His Fool On the Heath (From "King Lear") (02:57)
35. Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Tony Church & Pippa Guard – Antony Dies In the Arms of Cleopatra (From "Anthony & Cleopatra") (04:28)
36. Donald Sinden & Barbara Leigh-Hunt – Prospero Renounces His Magic Powers (From "The Tempest") (03:47)

To celebrate 400 years of William Shakespeare, Decca presents a 2 disc set of music inspired by the Bard as well as highlights of his greatest written work.

CD 1 consists of famous classical pieces where the composers have taken inspiration from Shakespeare’s best-loved plays and poems. Highlights include:
Tchaikovsky’s ‘ Dance of the Knights’, Armstrong’s ‘ Balcony Scene’, Mendelssohn’s ‘Wedding March’ and Vaughan-Williams ‘Three Shakespeare Songs’ to name but a few.

CD 2 features a selection of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches from his plays and sonnets. The recordings feature readings from acclaimed actors such as Richard Pasco, Vanessa Redgrave CBE, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Gielgud, Christopher Plummer and more. The short extracts, speeches and poems contained here are the perfect introduction to the work of William Shakespeare but also a fantastic anthology of best-loved pieces for those who know the work well. Highlights include:
Excerpts from Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and many more.