Hamlet, Op. 32 / Dmitry Shostakovich (David Wilson-Johnson, baritone ; Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; Mark Elder, conductor ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) -- Hamlet, Op. 32 / Dmitry Shostakovich (David Wilson-Johnson, baritone ; Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; Mark Elder, conductor ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) -- Korol' Lir / Dmitry Shostakovich (David Wilson-Johnson, baritone ; Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; Igor Khokhlovin, actor ; Luba Stuchevskaya, actress ; Mark Elder, conductor ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) -- Korol' Lir / Dmitry Shostakovich (David Wilson-Johnson, baritone ; Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; Igor Khokhlovin, actor ; Luba Stuchevskaya, actress ; Mark Elder, conductor ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra).
Note
Incidental music for stage productions of Shakespeare's plays, in part for voice and orchestra; some selections orchestrated by Gerard McBurney.
The 1st and 3rd selections include the complete incidental music; the 2nd selection includes only the Gigue and finale, added for that 1954 production.
Event (note)
Recorded in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, June 13-15, 1994.
Language (note)
Sung in Russian.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
Title
Hamlet [electronic resource] ; King Lear / Shostakovich.
Imprint
Middlesex, UK : Signum Classics, 2004.
Playing time
004456 000308 002458
Performer
Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; David Wilson-Johnson, baritone ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; Mark Elder, conductor.
Event
Recorded in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, June 13-15, 1994.