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A radio programme of Shakespearean songs arranged by George Walter and recorded by Leslie French (tenor). The music included: ‘It was a lover and his lass’ (Morley), ‘Under the greenwood tree’...
Radio broadcast featuring leading English tenor John Coates (1865-1941) singing a variety of Shakespeare’s songs. Includes music by Thomas Morley, Arne, Linley, Boyce.
Radio programme. John Coates (tenor) sings Shakespeare songs set by William Boyce (ca. 1759), A. K. Duff, W. Linley (1767-1835), W. A. Aikin (1741), Thomas Morley (1600), T. A. Arne, A. Redgrave Cipps, J. C....
A series of four films using still drawings from a number of artists to accompany poetry readings. Sponsored by the British Film Institute and produced by Halas and Batchelor for the Festival of Britain,...
Shakespearean songs sung by Mary Worth and Mary Davies. ‘I Know a Bank’ (Martin Shaw) and ‘Through bush, through brier’ (Armstrong Gibbs) both sung as duets. Mary Worth ‘O Willow, willow’ (trad.)...
A world premiere commemorative concert in Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon. Ex Cathedra, conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore, perform Thomas Arne’s 18th- century musical setting of An Ode to Shakespeare by...
Radio broadcast of the ode written by David Garrick, with music by Arne, for the Stratford-upon-Avon Jubilee of 1769. Julian Herbage conducts The Boyd Neel String Orchestra and The BBC Singers. With Ion...
Radio broadcast. Programme of Shakespeare songs sung by Mary Wroth and Mary Davies. Includes duet songs from Martin Shaw’s ‘I know a bank’, Armstrong Gibbs ‘Through bush, through brier’ and Vaughan...
Radio programme showcasing a selection of English composers who set Shakespeare’s text to music. The selection is comprised of Arne’s ‘Where the bee sucks’, G. A. Macfarren’s ‘When daisies...
First in a series of four programmes, presented by Penny Gore, featuring music written for Shakespeare’s plays. A team of actors joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for specially recorded scenes from Hamlet...