SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Prom Saturday Matinee 1

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. In this first of four Proms Saturday Matinee concerts, Petroc Trelawny introduces readings from Shakespeare, interspersed with music inspired by his plays performed by the Britten Sinfonia.
Excerpts encompass:
Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture, Scherzo)
Korngold’s Suite: Much Ado About Nothing
Stravinsky’s Three Songs from William Shakespeare
Bridge’s There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
Shostakovich’s Hamlet Suite

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

14 Jul 2007 at 15:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Music

Dmitri Shostakovich; Erich Wolfgang Korngold; Felix Mendelssohn; Frank Bridge; Igor Stravinsky

Contributor

Petroc Trelawny

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

Notes

Transmitted live from London’s Cadogan Hall.

History

Part of the 2007 Proms theme: ‘Shakespeare and Music’.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB