SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Music from filmed Shakespeare plays performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic and Crouch End Festival Chorus, conducted by Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Kenneth Alwyn. Also included are well known dialogue excerpts read by Derek Jacobi, Jenny Agutter, Ben Kingsley and Ioann Gruffudd.

TWELFTH NIGHT (1996) ‘I’ll tell thee a tale’ (Shaun Davey).

HENRY V (1944) Overture, Pasacaglia - the Death of Falstaff, ‘This day is called the feast of St Crispian’ , ‘Battle and charge - the French court’, ‘Touch her soft lips and part’, Finale - the Agincourt Song (William Walton).

HAMLET (1964). Prelude, Ball at the palace (Shostakovich).

HAMLET (1996). ‘Sweets to the sweet farewell’ (Patrick Doyle) followed by Derek Jacobi reading ‘To be, or not to be, that is the question’.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1997) Overture, ‘Goddess of the night/Strike up pipers’ (Patrick Doyle).

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA ‘I dreamt there was an emporer Antony’ (Reading by Jenny Agutter and Bruce McGregor).

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1972). Suite (John Scott).

JULIUS CAESAR (1953) Overture; Caesar’s triumphant entry into Rome’ (Michael J. Lewis) followed by reading by Derek Jacobi of ‘Friends, Romans and countrymen’.

JULIUS CAESAR (1969) ‘Caesar now be still’, Finale (Miklos Rozsa).

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1972). Suite (John Scott).

JULIUS CAESAR (1969). Overture, Caesar’s triumphant entry into Rome (Michael J. Lewis).

TAMING OF THE SHREW (1966) ‘Good morrow, Kate’
reading by Derek Jacobi and Jenny Agutter
Overture (Nina Rota).

RICHARD III. Derek Jacobi reads ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’.

ROMEO AND JULIET. Craig Armstrong reads from the balcony scene and Jenny Agutter and Ioan Gruffudd read ‘But soft, what light through yonder window breaks’.

ROMEO AND JULIET (1968). Overture (Nina Rota).

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (2000). Arrival of the princess (Patrick Doyle).

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1999). Jenny Agutter reads ‘If we shadows have offended’ followed by Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni).

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1999). Suite (Stephen Warbeck)

HENRY V (1989). Suite, prelude (`O for a muse of fire’), St Crispian’s Day speech, ‘Non Nobis Domine’ (Patrick Doyle).

TWELFTH NIGHT (1996). ‘The Wind and the Rain’ sung by Ben Kingsley as Feste (Shaun Davey).

RICHARD III (1955). Prelude (Walton).

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2001

Duration

140 mins

Credits

Music

Dmitri Shostakovich; John Scott (2); Michael Lewis (2); Miklos Rozsa; Nino Rota; Patrick Doyle; Shaun Davey; Stephen Warbeck; William Walton

Contributor

Craig Armstrong; Derek Jacobi; Ioan Gruffudd; Jenny Agutter

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra; Hamlet; Henry V; Julius Caesar; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III; Taming of the Shrew, The; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Music

Keywords

film music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare on film

Notes

Reviews

Reviewed by Mark Hockley in Film Music, July 2001.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Silva Screen Records

Email

info@silvascreen.co.uk

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Phone

(+44) 0207 428 5500

Fax

(+44) 0207 482 2385

Address

3 Prowse Place
Camden
London
NW1 9PH
UK