Performance on 3 [03/07/2010]

Synopsis: Radio programme investigating some settings of British composers whose music has been inspired by Shakespeare. It features songs by John Gardner (Nos 1, 2, 4, 5), Vaughan Williams, Cyril Rootham, Giles Swayne, William Walton’s music for Olivier’s film portrayals of Henry V and Richard III, and a Frank Bridge tone poem inspired by Hamlet.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. The programme ends with Williams’s ‘Serenade to Music’, a setting of words from The Merchant of Venice. Presented by Petroc Trewlawny and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers, conducted by David Hill.
Series: Performance on 3
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 3 Jul 2010 at 19:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 135 mins

Music: Cyril Rootham; Giles Swayne; John Gardner; Joseph Bridge; Ralph Vaughan Williams; William Walton
Contributor: David Hill; Petroc Trelawny

Production type: Other
Plays: Hamlet; Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2; Henry V; Merchant of Venice, The; Richard II; Richard III
Subjects: Drama; Music
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Reviews: Source: Radio Time, BBC Programme information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00skc6g (accessed 7/2010)

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