SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

The transmission of the radio concert performed by the Bournemouth Symphonic Orchestra opens with a selection from Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, followed by excerpts from Verdi’s Otello and Richard Strauss’s tone poem version of Macbeth. The second part of the programme is devoted to Elgar’s symphonic study Falstaff which is introduced by John Wilders.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Apr 1964 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

115 (incl. interval)

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Music

Edward Elgar; Felix Mendelssohn; Giuseppe Verdi; Richard Strauss

Contributor

John Wilders

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Macbeth; Merry Wives of Windsor, The; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Othello

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

History

Broadcast as part of the Shakespeare quatercentenary celebrations on BBC radio. The concert was transmitted in two parts: Part 1: 19.45-20.50, Part 2: 21.05-12.40. In the interval programme, SHAKESPEARE CELEBRATED, Tyrone Guthrie talks about what Shakespeare means to him (see separate entry).

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, 16 April 1964, p. 56.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)