Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Alternative title
4: Othello, Or the Moor of Venice
Synopsis
Fourth in a series of episodes, broadcast over five consecutive days, devoted to music inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. Peggy Reynolds presents the following pieces of music:
Extracts from Khachaturian’s Suite: Othello, performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Adriano; Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s "The Soldier Drinks" is performed by Anne Victoria Banks (soprano) an William Wellborn (piano); Rossini’s "Nessun Maggior Dolore" from his Otello, Act 5, with Frederica von Stade, Nucci Condo and Alfonso Leoz supported by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos; Grainger’s "Willow Song" is performed by Sarah Walker (tenor) and Graham Johnson (piano); extracts from Verdi’s Otello with Ramon Vinay (tenor), Herva Nelli (soprano) and the NBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
Series
Sound Stories
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Credits

Producer
Piers Burton-Page
Music
Aram Khachaturian; Gioacchino Rossini; Giuseppe Verdi; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Percy Grainger
Contributor
Peggy Reynolds

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
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