Iain Burnside [20/04/2008]

Alternative title

Shakespeare’s Birthday

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. To mark Shakespeare’s 444th birthday, pianist and presenter Iain Burnside presents music inspired by Shakespeare and talks to guest Nicholas Hytner, director. The playlist ranges from works by Orff, Bridge, Zemlinsky, Chausson, Verdi and Mendelssohn.

Series

Iain Burnside

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

20 Apr 2008 at 10:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Music

Alexander von Zemlinsky; Carl Orff; Dmitri Shostakovich; Ernest Chausson; Felix Mendelssohn; Frank Bridge; Giuseppe Verdi; Hector Berlioz; Leonard Bernstein; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ralph Vaughan Williams

Contributor

Iain Burnside; Nicholas Hytner

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Cymbeline; Hamlet; Merry Wives of Windsor, The; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing; Othello; Romeo and Juliet; Tempest, The

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

Reviews

The complete playlist information can be accessed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/iainburnside/pip/fe3a5/ (accessed 21/4/2008)

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