Chadwick / Bbc National Orch Of Wales / West- Falstaff (CD)
This release features a unique recording of Elgar's Falstaff played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Constantine in two versions: both with and without excerpts from Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts I and II performed by Timothy West and Samuel West. Alongside Elgar's magnificent response to Shakespeare's loveable rogue, we hear American composer George Whitefield Chadwick's Tam O'Shanter, an interpretation of the poem by Scottish national poet Robert Burns, featuring Erik Chapman as Chadwick and Billy Wiz as Burns. Both Falstaff and Tam O'Shanter are louche, larger-than-life characters, inspiring Chadwick to write a score full of color and humor, and Elgar to create a portrait of Shakespearean scale and depth. Elgar's work can be heard here in an exceptional performance from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, in one version interspersed with readings from Timothy West as Falstaff, and Samuel West as Prince Hal.
Tracklist:
- Henry IV Part 1, Act I Scene 2: I Am Not Only Witty In Myself
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": I. Falstaff And Prince Henry
- Henry IV Part 1, Act II Scene 4: What's The Matter?
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iia. Eastcheap - Gadshill - The Boar's Head. Revelry And Sleep
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iib. Dream Interlude
- Henry IV Part 2, Act III Scene 2: Come, Sir, Which Men Shall I Have?
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iiia. Falstaff's March - The Return Through Gloucestershire
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iiib. Interlude. Shallow's Orchard - The New King - The Hurried Rid
- Henry IV Part 2, Act IV Scene 3: Sir John, Thy Tender Lambkin Now Is King
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": IV. King Henry V's Progress - The Repudiation Of Falstaff And His D
- Chadwick’s Introductory Note To Tam O'shanter
- Tam O’shanter
UPC > 5060189561032
Format > New CD
Label > Orchid Classics
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This release features a unique recording of Elgar's Falstaff played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Constantine in two versions: both with and without excerpts from Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts I and II performed by Timothy West and Samuel West. Alongside Elgar's magnificent response to Shakespeare's loveable rogue, we hear American composer George Whitefield Chadwick's Tam O'Shanter, an interpretation of the poem by Scottish national poet Robert Burns, featuring Erik Chapman as Chadwick and Billy Wiz as Burns. Both Falstaff and Tam O'Shanter are louche, larger-than-life characters, inspiring Chadwick to write a score full of color and humor, and Elgar to create a portrait of Shakespearean scale and depth. Elgar's work can be heard here in an exceptional performance from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, in one version interspersed with readings from Timothy West as Falstaff, and Samuel West as Prince Hal.
Tracklist:
- Henry IV Part 1, Act I Scene 2: I Am Not Only Witty In Myself
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": I. Falstaff And Prince Henry
- Henry IV Part 1, Act II Scene 4: What's The Matter?
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iia. Eastcheap - Gadshill - The Boar's Head. Revelry And Sleep
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iib. Dream Interlude
- Henry IV Part 2, Act III Scene 2: Come, Sir, Which Men Shall I Have?
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iiia. Falstaff's March - The Return Through Gloucestershire
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": Iiib. Interlude. Shallow's Orchard - The New King - The Hurried Rid
- Henry IV Part 2, Act IV Scene 3: Sir John, Thy Tender Lambkin Now Is King
- Symphonic Study In C Minor, Op. 68 "Falstaff": IV. King Henry V's Progress - The Repudiation Of Falstaff And His D
- Chadwick’s Introductory Note To Tam O'shanter
- Tam O’shanter
UPC > 5060189561032
Format > New CD
Label > Orchid Classics
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
