Shakespeare in Music & Words
David Willcocks · Georg Solti · Andrew Litton · Benjamin Britten · Charles Mackerras · Claudio Abbado · Colin Davis · Ernest Ansermet · Herbert von Karajan · Lorin Maazel
Shakespeare in Music & Words, CD, on Decca Records. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Felix Mendelssohn, Gerald Finzi, performed by David Willcocks, Georg Solti, Andrew Litton, Benjamin Britten; 16 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Act 1: Dance of the Knights
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
Fear No More the Heat of the Sun, Op. 18, No. 3
Gerald Finzi - Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18: 3. Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun
Roméo et Juliette - Act 1: Ah, Je Veux vivre
Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: No. 1 Scherzo
Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep [The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Part3 : The Sweet Passion]
Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!"
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan
Falstaff - Act 1: Falstaff! - Olà! - Sir John Falstaff!
Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
Let Us Garlands Bring Op. 18: Come Away, Come Away, Death
Gerald Finzi - Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18: 1. Come Away, Come Away, Death
Macbeth - Act 4: Patria Oppressa
Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth: Atto IV. N°12 Coro “Patria oppressa! il dolce nome” (Profughi scozzesi)
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
Henry V - Concert Suite from Film Score: Touch Her Soft Lips, and Part
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: Wedding March
Felix Mendelssohn - Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Béatrice et Bénédict - Act 1: Vous Soupirez, Madame?... Nuit Paisible et Sereine!
Hector Berlioz - Béatrice et Bénédict : Acte I. No. 8. Duo (Nocturne) « Vous soupirez, madame ? » – « Nuit paisible et sereine ! » (Ursule, Héro)
Three Shakespeare Songs: Full Fathom Five
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs: Full fathom five
Three Shakespeare Songs: The Cloud-capp'D Towers
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs: The cloud-capp’d towers