Joseph Summer - What a Piece of Work is Man

Alternative title: What a Piece of Work is Man
Synopsis: Shakespeare’s plays and poems set to music by Joseph Summer with Alan Schneider, tenor; Maria Ferrante, soprano; Elem Eley, baritone; Ja-Nae Duane, mezzo-soprano; Barbara Shepherd, French horn; Miroslav Sekera, piano; and John McGinn, piano and music director. The tracks are:

1. They Bore Him Barefaced on the Bier, for soprano, tenor & piano (from Oxford Songs)
2. Too Too Solid Flesh, for tenor & piano (from Oxford Songs)
3. With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs)
4. To Be Or Not To Be, for tenor & piano (from Oxford Songs)
5. Leda and the Swan, for mezzo-soprano & piano
6. Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, tenor & piano (from Oxford Songs)
7. Gallop Apace, for soprano, french horn & piano (from Oxford Songs)
8. Sonnet 132, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs)
9. Sonnet 60, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs)
10. Sonnet 8, for soprano, mezzo-soprano & piano (from Oxford Songs)
11. The Quality of Mercy, for mezzo-soprano & piano (from Oxford Songs) (The Merchant of Venice, IV/i)
12. What a Piece of Work Is Man, for tenor, French horn & piano (from Oxford Songs).
Series: Shakespeare Concerts
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Audio
Year of release: 2005

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General: The Shakespeare Concerts, founded in 2003 in Massachusetts by Joseph Summer and John McGinn, are a series of performances and recordings focusing on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare.

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