SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio programme dedicated to Shakespeare’s works in music and verse. J. Forbes Knowles and Neil Mclean perform Act III, iii of Much Ado About Nothing (19:55-20.05) and the ‘tent scene’ (III iii) from Julius Caesar (20:40-20:50). The Station Orchestra plays the overture to Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and music inspired by The Merchant of Venice, the overture to "Romeo and Juliet" (no composer given) and "Songs from Shakespeare’s Time" (P. D. Q. Bach). Eda Bennie (soprano) sings Shakespeare songs arranged by Quilter, Coleridge-Taylor and Bishop.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

31 Jan 1925 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No copy extant.

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Henry Rowland Bishop; P. D. Q. Bach; Roger Quilter; Thomas Arne

Contributor

Eda Bennie

Cast

Neil McLean	Caius Cassius
J. Forbes Knowles	Dogberry
J. Forbes Knowles	Marcus Brutus
Neil McLean	Verges

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Julius Caesar; Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Transmitted from Aberdeen.

General

'P D Q Bach’ is one of the personas of the American composer and musical humorist, real name Peter Schickele, most popular in the 1970s. Despite the ‘Bach’ tag, he composes in a range of styles, not just baroque. Schickele has a fansite at http://www.schickele.com/

Reviews

Source: The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)