Iain Burnside [20/04/2008]

Alternative title
Shakespeare’s Birthday
Synopsis
Radio broadcast. To mark Shakespeare’s 444th birthday, pianist and presenter Iain Burnside presents music inspired by Shakespeare and talks to guest Nicholas Hytner, director. The playlist ranges from works by Orff, Bridge, Zemlinsky, Chausson, Verdi and Mendelssohn.
Series
Iain Burnside
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
20 Apr 2008 at 10:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
120 mins

Credits

Music
Alexander von Zemlinsky; Carl Orff; Dmitri Shostakovich; Ernest Chausson; Felix Mendelssohn; Frank Bridge; Giuseppe Verdi; Hector Berlioz; Leonard Bernstein; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ralph Vaughan Williams
Contributor
Iain Burnside; Nicholas Hytner

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Cymbeline; Hamlet; Merry Wives of Windsor, The; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing; Othello; Romeo and Juliet; Tempest, The
Subjects
Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

Reviews
The complete playlist information can be accessed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/iainburnside/pip/fe3a5/ (accessed 21/4/2008)

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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Iain Burnside [20/04/2008]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70730 (Accessed 03 Oct 2024)