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

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Credits

Music

Cyril Rootham; Giles Swayne; John Gardner; Joseph Bridge; Ralph Vaughan Williams; William Walton

Contributor

David Hill; Petroc Trelawny

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

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