SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A recital disc with music arranged, composed and conducted by Arif Mardin. Contents: 1: Prologue: Courante. 2. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore Art Thou Romeo. 3. Squirrel’s Toy For Lute. 4. There’s a Man Haunts the Forest...(Rosalind). 5. Katharina. 6. Nurses’s Lullaby. 7. What, Lamb, What Lady-bird!. 8. MacIntosh’s Lament. 9. The Raven Himself is Hoarse (Lady Macbeth). 10. That Which Hath made Them Drunk...(Lady Macbeth). 11. Lady Macbeth Yet Here’s a Spot. 12. Introduction. 13. Sir I Desire You Do Me Right (Queen Katharine). 14. Infanta: Epiloque/Cadenza. 15. Queste Iagrim’amare for voice and continuo’ 16. Farewell! God Knows When We Shall Meet Again (Juliet). 17. String Quartet and Night Music for Ophelia. 18. Oh My Lord, My Lord...(Ophelia). 19. Lachrimae Pavan for keyboard and Lute (from ‘Lachrimae’ composed by John Dowland). 20. Do Not Talk to me Emilia...(Desdemona). 21. Moorish Interlude/Battlefield Music. 22. Should We be Silent and Not Speak...23. Chant for a Soldier’s Voice & Orchestra/Egyptian Street Scene. 24. What’s Thy Name? (Cleopatra). 25. Work9 (s) Introduction for Ney and Lachrimae Pavan (composed by John Dowland).

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1993

Duration

70 mins

Credits

Music

Arif Mardin

Cast

Irene Worth

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); women

Notes

General

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, Skyline Studios, New York, and Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles.

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

Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email

rha@nypl.org

Web

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Phone

(212) 870 1663

Address

New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123

Distributor

Name

Sony Classical

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

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