Shakespeare Concert

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

Availability

Unknown

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Credits

Music

Edward Elgar; Felix Mendelssohn; Giuseppe Verdi; Richard Strauss

Contributor

John Wilders

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)