Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1. Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1: 'O Pardon Me Thou Bleeding Piece of Eart | ||
| 2. Henry IV, Pt. 1, Act 5, Scene 1: 'Hal, If You See Me Down in the Battle | ||
| 3. Macbeth, Act 2. Scenes 1 & 2: 'Go Bid Thy Mistress When My Drink Is Rea | ||
| 4. Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1: 'Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends...' | ||
| 5. Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1: 'Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends...' - Frank Benson | ||
| 6. Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2: 'O What a Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I...' | ||
| 7. Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2: 'Speak the Speech I Pray You as I Pronounced It | ||
| 8. Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 4: 'How All Occasions Do Infrom Against Me...' - Sir John Gielgud | ||
| 9. Richard II, Act 3, Scene 3: 'O God! O God! ...' - Sir John Gielgud | ||
| 10. Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 5: 'They Met in the Day of Success...' - Sir Lewis Casson, Sybil Thorndike |
| 1. Private Lives, Act 1 - Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence | ||
| 2. Private Lives, Act 2 - Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence | ||
| 3. Scarlet Pimpernel | ||
| 4. Trilby | ||
| 5. Charge of the Light Brigade - Henry Ainley | ||
| 6. Bells - Bransby Williams | ||
| 7. Importance of Being Earnest - Edith Evans, Sir John Gielgud | ||
| 8. Gettysburg Address - Charles Laughton | ||
| 9. Phedre - Sarah Bernhardt | ||
| 10. Oedipus |
Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings, Music, Various Artists, Audio Books / Books on Tape, Classical
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Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings
Various Artists Manufacturer: Naxos Audio Books ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00004W55A Release Date: 2000-08-15 |
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A must for Shakespeare scholars and fanatics.......2002-09-30
But they will understand when they hear some of these older versions of Shakespeare. Some selections are recited in such an exaggerated, stilted style that they may provoke outright laughter. But then, we get an occasional surprise, such as the great 19th century actor Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson near the end of his career in the 1930's, giving us a speech from "Hamlet" in a style that sounds as modern as Branagh's.
However, be warned when listening to this album, a very few of the tracks are close to indecipherable because they were recorded on cylinder. This is also true of the second CD in this collection, which is made up not of Shakespeare excerpts but from selections from other pieces of theatre and literature---the most tragically disappointing of which is French actor Coquelin's recitation (in French)of a scene from "Cyrano de Bergerac" , rendered nearly inaudible because of its age. Coquelin was the actor that Edmond Rostand actually wrote "Cyrano" for, and he originated the role in 1897, so it is truly an awesomely rare experience to have his voice preserved on CD. But, unfortuantely, the effort does not pay off. However, there are compensations, such as Feodor Chaliapin reciting a poem in Russian, Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in a scene from one of their stage appearances in a Coward play, and John Gielgud and Edith Evans in the famous handbag scene from "The Importance of Being Earnest".
This set of recordings is a collection that no serious theatre lover can hope to pass up.
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