Music and Shakespeare

Synopsis

Radio programme in which performances of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays alternate with music from various composers performed by the Birmingham Studio Pianoforte Sextet. A selection of Sullivan’s songs precedes the performance of Macbeth (Act II, scenes i-ii); Harty’s scenes from ‘An Easter Romance’ are followed by Act III iv from Hamlet. The ‘English Folk Song Suite’ by Vaughan Williams is played before a performance of Act IV i from The Merchant of Venice; the programme concludes with von Blon’s ‘Whispering Flowers’. The Shakespearean scenes are performed by Gladys Ward and Wortley Allen.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Transmission details

1 Dec 1927 at 10:16 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

64 mins

Availability

No recording made

Credits

Music

Arthur Sullivan; Franz von Blon; Hamilton Harty

Cast

Gladys Ward
Wortley Allen

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)