Shakespeare and Friends [30/10/2006]

Synopsis: First concert in a week’s series of BBC Radio 3 ‘Afternoon Performances’ dedicated to showcasing music written for and inspired by the works of Shakespeare and other literary authors.
The Shakespeare-related items in this episode’s playlist include: Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture (conducted by Joseph Swensen); Poem for Orchestra: Hamlet and Ophelia from William Walton’s film score for Olivier’s HAMLET (1948) as arranged by Muir Mathieson (conductor: Richard Hickox); Debussy’s incidental music for King Lear, edited for performance by Roger-Ducasse (conductor: Tadaaki Otaka); excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (conducted by Martyn Brabbins); Symphonic Dances from Bernstein’s West Side Story. The programme is presented by Louise Fryer. The selection of concerts is played by the BBC National Orchestra Wales.
Series: Afternoon Performance
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 30 Oct 2006 at 14:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 120 mins

Music: Claude Debussy; Leonard Bernstein; Ludwig van Beethoven; Sergei Prokofiev; William Walton
Contributor: Louise Fryer

History: Transmitted as part of that week’s Shakespeare fest on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Afternoon Performance’ slot.

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