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: 05-12-2010

The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

01	The Prologue	Peggy Ashcroft	The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer			21:44
02	The Tale	Peggy Ashcroft	The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer			19:53

℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited: 01-01-1989

Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard

01	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble: Fanfare; Hornpipe; En famille; Mariner man	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	05:16
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
02	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble: Long steel grass; Through gilded trellises; Tango	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	06:27
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
03	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble - Lullaby for Jumbo; Black Mrs.Behemoth; Tarantella	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	03:54
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
04	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble - A man from a far countree; By the lake; Country Dance	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	05:40
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
05	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble - Polka;Four in the morning;Something lies beyond the sce	Jeremy Irons	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	04:28
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
06	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble: Valse; Jodelling song; Scotch Rhapsody	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	06:45
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton
07	Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble : Walton: Façade 1 for Reciter(s) and Chamber Ensemble - Popular Song; Fox-trot "Old Sir Faulk" ; Sir Beelzebub	Peggy Ashcroft	Walton: Façade / Stravinsky: Renard	04:52
	Writer: Edith Sitwell / Composers: William Walton

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(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1989

Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland

01	My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe	Julian Bream	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	01:50
	Composers: John Dowland
02	If music and sweet poetry agree (Sonnet from The Passionate Pilgrim)	Peggy Ashcroft	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	00:53
03	The King of Denmark's Galliard	Julian Bream	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	01:29
	Composers: John Dowland
04	Envoi to The Phoenix and the Turtle	Peggy Ashcroft	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	00:45
05	Mignarda	Julian Bream	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	02:32
	Composers: John Dowland
06	The Courser and the Genet (from Venus and Adonis)	Peggy Ashcroft	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	02:14
07	Queen Elizabeth's Galliard	Julian Bream	Two Loves - A Sequence of Poetry and Music by William Shakespeare and John Dowland	01:30
	Composers: John Dowland

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: 04-05-2013

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

01	Much Ado About Nothing: Act I	John Gielgud	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare	17:48
02	Much Ado About Nothing: Act II	John Gielgud	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare	32:48
03	Much Ado About Nothing: Act III	John Gielgud	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare	25:23
04	Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV	John Gielgud	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare	20:34
05	Much Ado About Nothing: Act V	John Gielgud	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare	30:48

: 05-03-2012

Shakespeare at the RSC

01	Troilus and Cressida: The Prologue	Paul Hardwick	Shakespeare at the RSC	01:55
02	Othello: Act I, Scene 3	John Gielgud	Shakespeare at the RSC	03:43
03	The Taming of the Shrew: Act V, Scene 2	Peggy Ashcroft	Shakespeare at the RSC	02:51
04	Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV, Scene 1	Geraldine McEwan	Shakespeare at the RSC	03:39
05	Twelfth Night: Act II, Scene 4	Derek Godfrey	Shakespeare at the RSC	03:04
06	Hamlet: Act III, Scene 1	Ian Bannen	Shakespeare at the RSC	02:04
07	As You Like It: Act II, Scene 1	Max Adrian	Shakespeare at the RSC	02:09

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: 01-02-2011

Shakespeare: The Sonnets

01	Sonnet 1	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	01:06
02	Sonnet 2	Edith Evans	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	00:58
03	Sonnet 3	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	00:54
04	Sonnet 4	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	00:57
05	Sonnet 5	Emma Topping	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	00:48
06	Sonnet 6	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	00:59
07	Sonnet 7	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare: The Sonnets	01:05

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: 01-02-2011

The Poetry of Alexander Pope

01	The Duncaid (Book 4, Lines 578 - 607)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	02:04
02	Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot (Lines 1 - 26)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	01:30
03	Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot (Lines 309- 333)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	01:38
04	An Essay on Man (Epistle 1, Lines 77 - 112)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	02:25
05	An Essay on Man (Epistle 2, Lines 1 - 30)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	01:58
06	Epistle to Miss Blount	Peggy Ashcroft	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	03:18
07	An Essay on Criticism (Lines 215 - 232)	George Rylands	The Poetry of Alexander Pope	01:17

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This Compilation ℗ 2016 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited: 15-04-2016

Shakespeare In Music & Words

01	Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1 : Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: Dance Of The Knights	The Cleveland Orchestra	Shakespeare In Music & Words	05:08
	Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
02	Finzi: Fear no more the heat of the sun, Op.18, No.3 (Instrumental)	Amy Dickson	Shakespeare In Music & Words	05:36
	Composers: Gerald Finzi
03	Roméo et Juliette, CG 9, Act I : Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, CG 9, Act I: Ah, je veux vivre	Renée Fleming	Shakespeare In Music & Words	03:41
	Writer: Jules Barbier - Michel Carré / Composers: Charles Gounod
04	Love Theme (From "Romeo And Juliet")	André Rieu	Shakespeare In Music & Words	03:44
	Writer: Larry Kusik - Edward Snyder / Composers: Nino Rota
05	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13 : Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13: No. 1 Scherzo	Orchestre de la Suisse Romande	Shakespeare In Music & Words	04:40
	Writer: William Shakespeare / Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
06	The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3 : Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: "O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep"	Jennifer Vyvyan	Shakespeare In Music & Words	07:49
	Writer: Elkanah Settle / Composers: Henry Purcell
07	Falstaff, Act I : Verdi: Falstaff, Act I: Falstaff ... Olà!	Enrico Facini	Shakespeare In Music & Words	04:59
	Writer: Arrigo Boito / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi

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2020 Musical Concepts: 02-10-2020

Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles

01	Once more unto the breach (from Henry V, Act 3 Scene 1)	Laurence Olivier	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	02:12
	Composers: William Shakespeare
02	Upon the King Henry (from Henry V, Act 4 Scene 1)	Laurence Olivier	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	03:11
03	This day is called the feast of Crispian (from Henry V, Act 4 Scene 3)	Richard Burton	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	02:27
04	Methinks I am a prophet new inspired (from Richard II, Act 2 Scene 1)	Michael Hordern	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	03:02
	Composers: William Shakespeare
05	Now is the winter of our discontent (from Richard III, Act 1 Scene 1)	Laurence Olivier	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	03:25
06	If it were done when 'tis done (from Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 7)	Alec Guinness	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	01:45
	Composers: William Shakespeare
07	Is this a dagger that I see before me (from Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1)	Alec Guinness	Great Shakespeare Speeches - Olivier, Burton, Welles	02:36
	Composers: William Shakespeare

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: 01-02-2011

The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley

01	Ode to the West Wind	Hilton Edwards	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	05:10
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
02	Music When Soft Voices	Margaretta Scott	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	00:30
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
03	To a Skylark	Hilton Edwards	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	04:32
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
04	Last Chorus from Hellas	Margaretta Scott	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	02:11
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
05	Ozymandias of Egypt	Sir John Gielgud	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	01:09
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
06	Letter to Mary Godwin	David Niven	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	02:03
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley
07	The Indian Serenade	David Moore	The Very Best of Percy Bysshe Shelley	01:03
	Composers: Percy Bysshe Shelley

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: 01-03-2012

Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare

01	Hamlet - Churchyard Scene	Laurence Olivier	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	05:49
02	Henry V - St. Crispin's Day Speech	Richard Burton	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	03:14
03	Romeo and Juliet - Wilt Thou Be Gone It Is Not Yet Near Day	John Gielgud	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	03:11
04	King Lear - Lear and the Fool	Dylan Thomas	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	04:45
05	Richard II - John of Gaunt's Death Speech	Paul Rogers	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	03:27
06	A Midsummer Night's Dream - Now the hungry lion roars	Peggy Ashcroft	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	00:57
07	Hamlet - To Be Or Not To Be That Is The Question	John Gielgud	Legendary Scenes from Shakespeare	02:17

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℗ 2016 Opus Arte: 22-04-2016

The Essential Shakespeare Live

01	Coriolanus, Act III Scene 3	Laurence Olivier	The Essential Shakespeare Live	06:08
	Writer: William Shakespeare
02	Henry VI Pt. 3, Act I Scene 4: The Wars of the Roses	Donald Sinden	The Essential Shakespeare Live	04:14
	Writer: William Shakespeare
03	King Lear, Act IV Scene 6	Paul Scofield	The Essential Shakespeare Live	08:23
	Writer: William Shakespeare
04	Hamlet, Act III Scene 1	David Warner	The Essential Shakespeare Live	02:12
	Writer: William Shakespeare
05	Twelfth Night, Act II Scene 5	Donald Sinden	The Essential Shakespeare Live	08:26
	Writer: William Shakespeare
06	Julius Caesar, Act I Scene 2	Patrick Stewart	The Essential Shakespeare Live	08:27
	Writer: William Shakespeare
07	Antony & Cleopatra, Act II Scene 5	Janet Suzman	The Essential Shakespeare Live	07:08
	Writer: William Shakespeare

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: 28-04-2014

Shakespeare's Love Sonnets

01	Sonnet 1	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	01:06
02	Sonnet 3	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	00:54
03	Sonnet 4	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	00:57
04	Sonnet 6	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	00:59
05	Sonnet 7	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	01:05
06	Sonnet 9	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	00:57
07	Sonnet 10	The Marlowe Society	Shakespeare's Love Sonnets	00:57

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This Compilation ℗ 2021 Decca Music Group Limited: 09-04-2021

Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

01	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "Oran! Town without any trees or gardens"	National Symphony Orchestra Chorus	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	03:38
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
02	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "They're coming out, good and proper..Next morning, on my round of visits"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	02:18
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
03	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "On the fourth day"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	11:16
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
04	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "By dint of perseverance"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	02:00
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
05	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "So they got alarmed, at last"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	05:28
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
06	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "The mother greeted me"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	03:57
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard
07	The Plague : Gerhard: The Plague: "During all that summer"	Alec McCowen	Walton: Facade; Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale	02:36
	Writer: Albert Camus / Composers: Roberto Gerhard

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: 01-04-2014

Favourite Poetry

01	Ode on a Grecian Urn	Ralph Richardson	Favourite Poetry	03:42
02	Ode to Melancholy	Ralph Richardson	Favourite Poetry	02:10
03	Ode to Autumn	Ralph Richardson	Favourite Poetry	02:28
04	La Belle Dame Sans Merci	Ralph Richardson	Favourite Poetry	02:39
05	Bright Star	Ralph Richardson	Favourite Poetry	01:16
06	A Sublatern's Love Song	John Betjeman	Favourite Poetry	04:05
07	Youth and Age in Beaulieu River	John Betjeman	Favourite Poetry	03:26

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