SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Hörspiel-Archiv auf 40 Cds, Das

Synopsis

The 40 CD box set consists of a collection of 28 radio adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays (including a recording of Sir Thomas More) produced and broadcast on German and Austrian public radio service stations between 1949 and 2001. The collection is comprised of the following recordings:
Romeo und Juliet (1949) with Klaus Kinski as Romeo
Othello (1983) with Rolf Boysen as Othello
Macbeth (1957) with Marianne Hoppe as Lady Macbeth
Hamlet (1963), produced in the GDR with Gerd Micheel as Hamlet
König Lear (1958) with Fritz Kortner as Lear and Bernahrd Minetti as Fool
Julius Cäsar (1962) with Willy Birgel as Caesar and Thomas Holtzmann as Brutus
Antonius und Cleopatra (1953) with Joana Maria Gorvin and Wilhelm Borchert in the title roles
Titus Andronicus (1986) with Romuald Pekny as Titus
Coriolan (1958) with Ullrich Haupt as Coriolanus
Timon von Athen (1954) with Ernst Schröder as Timon
Troilus und Cressida (1961) with Wolfgang Forester and Dinah Hinz in the title roles
Perikles, Fürst von Tyrus (1964) with Kurt Ebbinghaus as Gower
Das Wintermaerchen (1961) with Peter Mosbacher as Leontes and Edith Schneider as Hermione
Ein Sommernachtstraum (2001) with Martina Gedeck as Hermia and Peter Lohmeyer as Demetrius
Der Sturm (1954) with Hans Clarin as Ariel
Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1985) with Will Quadflieg as Antonio
Was Ihr Wollt (1964) with Herbert Prikopa as Aguecheek
Viel Lärm um Nichts (1964) with Loni von Friedl as Hero
Mass fuer Mass (1955) with Kurt Ehrhardt as the Duke
Die beiden edlen Vettern oder Feindschaft wider Willen (1980) with Walter Reyer as Theseus
Sir Thomas More (1960) with Albin Skoda as More
Ende gut, alles gut (1956) with Kaethe Gold as Helena
Die Ballade vom Prinzen Arthur (1955) with Wolfgang Engels as King John
König Richard II (1975) with Helmut Lohner as Richard, Marianne Hoppe as Duchess of Gloucester
Heinrich IV (1955) with Otto Woegerer as Falstaff
Richard III (1981) with Thomas Holtzmann as Richard
Shakespeares Rosenkriege (1985), a 150-minute radio adaptation encompassing Shakespeare’s major tetralogy with Carl Raddatz and Fritz Lichtenhahn.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2006

Duration

2800 mins

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Peter Geyer; Wolf-D. Fruck

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

All’s Well That Ends Well; Antony and Cleopatra; Coriolanus; Hamlet; Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2; Henry V; Henry VI part 1; Henry VI part 2; Henry VI part 3; Julius Caesar; King John; King Lear; Macbeth; Measure for Measure; Merchant of Venice, The; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing; Othello; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Richard II; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; Taming of the Shrew, The; Tempest, The; Timon of Athens; Titus Andronicus; Troilus and Cressida; Twelfth Night; Two Gentlemen of Verona, The; Two Noble Kinsmen, The; Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The 40-CD box set is accompanied by an introductory booklet.
ISBN: 978-3866042513

History

The recordings compiled in this collection were originally broadcast on German and Austrian radio. See separate entries for more details.

Publisher

Name

Random House Audio

Email

Ines.Wallraff@randomhouse.de

Web

http://www.randomhouse.de/randomhouseaudio/ External site opens in new window

Phone

Tel.: +49 (0)221/ 945 15 60

Fax

Fax: +49 (0)221/ 945 15 69

Address

Im Mediapark 2
Cologne
D-50670
Germany

Notes

Previously BMG Wort

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets