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Hamlet / King Lear

Mark Elder · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Signum Records2004Cat. SIGCD0521h 13m44 tracks

Hamlet / King Lear (2004), CD, on Signum Records. Music by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; 44 tracks.

Composer

Dmitri Shostakovich

Tracklist

01

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 1: Prelude and Night Patrol / Shepherd's Horn

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:08

02

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 1: Funeral March / Exit of the King and Queen

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:05

03

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 1: Dinner Music

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:37

04

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 1: Flourish and Dance Music / Finale of Act 1

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:36

05

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 2: Hamlet and the Small Boys Walking Past / Ophelia and Polonius' Gallop

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:00

06

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 2: Hamlet and Rosencrantz's Scene

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:44

07

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 2: The Actors' Arrival / Exit of Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:50

08

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 2: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's (dialogue)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:51

09

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 2: The Hunt

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:48

10

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: The Guest's Entrance

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:17

11

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: The Tuning of the Instruments

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:57

12

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: Prelude

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:40

13

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: Love Scene of the Player / King and Player / Queen

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:28

14

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: The Poisoner's Entrance / Poisoning Music

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:28

15

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: And Thou Shalt Live Etc.

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:07

16

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: Scene With a Recorder / Episode After Scene With Recorder

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:47

17

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: Pantomime

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:05

18

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 3: Hamlet Carries Off Body of Polonius (I and II)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:17

19

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: The King Distracts the Queen / Fight

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:01

20

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: The King Is Brought On / Claudius' Monologue

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:38

21

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: Fortinbras' Trumpet Calls

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:38

22

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: The Feast

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:33

23

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: Romance Sung at the Feast

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:33

24

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: Can-Can

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:14

25

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: Ophelia's Ditty

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:43

26

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 4: Lullaby

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:23

27

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 5: Introduction to the Graveyard Scene / Gravedigger's Song

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:23

28

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 5: The Beggars Passing By / Requiem

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:29

29

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 5: Joust

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:37

30

Hamlet, op. 32: Act 5: Fortinbras' March

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:04

31

Hamlet (1954 Production): Gigue

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, Incidental Music, op. 32: Gigue

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:37

32

Hamlet (1954 Production): Finale

Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet, op. 32

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:34

33

King Lear, op. 58a: Prelude and Cordelia's Ballad

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: Introduction and Cordelia's Ballad

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:44

34

King Lear, op. 58a: The Return From the Hunt

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:49

35

King Lear, op. 58a: The Fool's Ten Songs (1, 2 and 3)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 2. "It's a sad day for fools: All the bright people in the country..."

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:36

36

King Lear, op. 58a: The Fool's Ten Songs (4, 5, and 6)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 5. "High-ranking and rich fathers are treated nicely by daughters and sons-in-law."

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:22

37

King Lear, op. 58a: The Fool's Ten Songs (6, 7, and 8)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 8. "The trousers are necessary, I assure you..."

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:42

38

King Lear, op. 58a: The Fool's Ten Songs (9 and 10)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 9. "Hey! Hi there! Who keeps his temper when an ill wind blows..."

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:50

39

King Lear, op. 58a: Finale of Act 1

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:25

40

King Lear, op. 58a: The Approach of the Storm

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:29

41

King Lear, op. 58a: The Scene on the Heath

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:03

42

King Lear, op. 58a: The Blinding of Gloucester

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:59

43

King Lear, op. 58a: The Military Encampment / Fanfares

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:46

44

King Lear, op. 58a: March

Dmitri Shostakovich - Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: March

Mark Elder, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:10