"The album is a collection of original compositions accompanied by beloved texts by the most performed playwright in the world-- William Shakespeare. I've collaborated with some of the most revered actors of our day to record spoken word versions of each of these 9 Sonnets, including Helena Bonham Carter, Siân Phillips, Peter Eyre, Carrie Fisher, Inge Keller and William Shatner"--Rufus Wainwright.
Sonnet 43 / music by Marius de Vries (Siân Phillips, recitation) (1:14) -- When most I wink : sonnet 43 / music and orchestration by Rufus Wainwright ; additional orchestration by Philip Rothman (Anna Prohaska, vocals) (4:56) -- Take all my loves : sonnet 40 / music by Rufus Wainwright (Rufus Wainwright, vocals ; Marius De Vries, recitation) (6:26) -- Sonnet 20 (Frally Hynes, recitation) (:52) -- A woman's face : sonnet 20 / music and orchestration by Rufus Wainwright ; additional orchestration by Philip Rothman (Anna Prohaska, vocals) (3:49) -- For shame : sonnet 10 / music and orchestration by Rufus Wainwright (Anna Prohaska, vocals) (3:12) -- Sonnet 10 / music by Ben de Vries and Marius de Vries (Peter Eyre, recitation) (:58) -- Unperfect actor : sonnet 23 / music by Rufus Wainwright ; guitar arrangement by Dom Bouffard (Helena Bonham Carter, recitation ; Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Fiona Cutler, vocals) (5:45) -- Sonnet 29 (Carrie Fisher, recitation) (1:02) -- When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes : sonnet 29 / music by Rufus Wainwright (Florence Welch, vocals) (3:09) -- Sonnet 129 / music by Marius de Vries and Ben de Vries (William Shatner, recitation) (1:04) -- Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame : sonnet 129 / music and orchestration by Rufus Wainwright ; additional orchestration by Philip Rothman (Anna Prohaska, vocals) (2:48) -- All dessen müd : sonnet 66 / music by Rufus Wainwright ; German translation by Christa Schuenke (Christopher Nell, Jürgen Holtz, Rufus Wainwright, vocals) (8:23) -- A woman's face : reprise, sonnet 20 / music by Rufus Wainwright (Rufus Wainwright, vocals) (3:10) -- Sonnet 87 / music by Rufus Wainwright ; German translation by Christa Schuenke (Inge Keller, recitation) (1:17) -- Farewell : sonnet 87 / music and orchestration by Rufus Wainwright ; additional orchestration by Philip Rothman (Anna Prohaska, vocals) (6:30).
Note
Music and arrangements primarily by Rufus Wainwright.
"Music originally conceived for Shakespeares Sonette by Robert Wilson and Rufus Wainwright."
Language (note)
Sung and spoken in English (principally) and German.
Title
Take all my loves : 9 Shakespeare sonnets / Rufus Wainwright.
Publisher
Berlin : Deutsche Grammophon, [2016]
Copyright date
℗2016
Playing time
005436
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Various vocalists and readers ; with assisting musicians.
Event
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7-11, 13-15 recorded various locations.
Tracks 2, 5, 6, 12, 16 recorded 2015 January, BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London.
Language
Sung and spoken in English (principally) and German.