Sounds of Shakespeare
Verity Sharp celebrates Shakespeare with folk music, including Peter Knight's Gigspanner, Wes Finch and Rufus Wainwright. Plus Andrew Dickson, author of a book on the Bard.
Verity Sharp celebrates the influence of Shakespeare's work with a concert from Stratford-upon-Avon, including English folk music inspired by The Bard performed by Wes Finch and friends, as well as by Peter Knight's Gigspanner. Also musicians from the current RSC production of Hamlet; with guest Andrew Dickson, author of "World Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe," and performing too is Rufus Wainwright, who'll be at the piano singing some of his own settings of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
Part of "Sounds of Shakespeare" Radio 3's weekend (22-24th April) from Stratford-Upon-Avon, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare. Radio 3 will be broadcasting music and performance inspired by Shakespeare, live from their pop-up studio at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Other Place Theatre and from historic venues across the town.
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Wes Finch
O, Mistress Mine
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Wes Finch
Come Away, Death
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Wes Finch
Sigh No More, Ladies
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Wes Finch
Those Hours (Sonnet 5)
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Wes Finch
How Shall I Your True Love Know?
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Wes Finch
O, never say that I was false of heart (Sonnet 109)
Performer: Wes Finch. Performer: Jools Street. Performer: Ben Haines. -
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Peasants, Students and Soldiers from the People's Republic of China
The Long March
- The East is Red.
- Smithsonian Folkways.
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Sola Akingbola
Ophelia's Themes
Performer: Natalie Simpson. Performer: Sola Akingbola. Performer: Dirk Campbell. Performer: Sidiki Dembele. Performer: Joe Archer. -
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Sola Akingbola
The Fight Ritual
Performer: Sola Akingbola. Performer: Sidiki Dembele. Performer: Dirk Campbell. Performer: Joe Archer. -
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Sola Akingbola
Waltz (Gertrude's Fugue)
Performer: Sola Akingbola. Performer: Sidiki Dembele. Performer: Joe Archer. Performer: Dirk Campbell. -
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Rekha Bhardwaj
Tere ishq mein
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Gigspanner
She Moved Through The Fair
Performer: Peter Knight's Gigspanner. -
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Peter Knight's Gigspanner
The Bows of London
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Peter Knight's Gigspanner
Death and the Lady
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Lulinha Alencar
Aquele Chorinho
Performer: Lulinha Alencar.- Gem Gonzaga.
- Nucleo Contemporaneo.
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Carlos Vives
El Mar de sus Ojos
Performer: Carlos Vives.- Mas Corazon Profundo.
- Sony Music.
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Rufus Wainwright
The Art Teacher
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Rufus Wainwright
Sonnet 43 - When Most I Wink
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Rufus Wainwright
Montauk
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Rufus Wainwright
Sonnet 20 - A Woman's Face
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