Music for the Theatre

Alternative title: Theatre Music: Shakespeare
Synopsis: Second in a series of four programmes, presented by Penny Gore, featuring music written for Shakespeare’s plays. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by actors live at the Maida Vale Studios in incidental music by three contrasting composers united by Shakespeare. Also included: the apprentice piece by Arthur Sullivan on The Tempest and Serge Prokofiev’s ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Engelbert Humperdinck, Shakespeare Suite no. 1 (Conductor: John Storgards). Ernest Chausson ‘Air de danse’ & ‘Danse rustique’ from The Tempest (Conductor: John Storgards). Zemlinsky, Cymbeline incidental music (Conductor: John Storgards). Charles-François Gounod, Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce reve (Ariette-waltz) from Romeo et Juliette (Conductor: Alexander Briger).
Series: Afternoon on 3
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 17 Apr 2012 at 14:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 180 mins

Music: Alexander von Zemlinsky; Arthur Sullivan; Charles Gounod; Engelbert Humperdinck; Ernest Chausson; Sergei Prokofiev
Contributor: Louise Fryer; Penny Gore

Notes: Live at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios
General: Radio series focusing on recent performances by the BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.