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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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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) |
Summary |
"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 |
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Music and arrangements primarily by Rufus Wainwright |
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"Music originally conceived for Shakespeares Sonette by Robert Wilson and Rufus Wainwright." |
Performer |
Various vocalists and readers ; with assisting musicians |
Event |
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7-11, 13-15 recorded Various locations |
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Tracks 2, 5, 6, 12, 16 recorded 2015 January, BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London |
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Sung and spoken in English (principally) and German |
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Hard copy version record |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Musical settings.
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SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Popular music -- 2011-2020.
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Recitations.
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Monologues with music.
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Monologues with music
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Popular music
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Recitations
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Streaming audio
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Musical settings
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Streaming audio
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Author |
Wainwright, Rufus, 1973- composer, arranger of music, performer.
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Phillips, Siân, 1933- speaker.
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Prohaska, Anna, performer
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De Vries, Marius, speaker, composer, instrumentalist
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Hynes, Frally, speaker
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Eyre, Peter, 1942- speaker.
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Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- speaker.
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Wainwright, Martha, 1976- performer.
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Fiora, 1979- performer.
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Fisher, Carrie, speaker
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Welch, Florence, performer
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Shatner, William, speaker
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Nell, Christopher, 1979- performer.
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Holtz, Jürgen, performer
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Keller, Inge, speaker
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De Vries, Ben (Musician), composer.
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Bouffard, Dom, instrumentalist, arranger of music
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Rothman, Philip, 1976- arranger of music.
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Schuenke, Christa, translator
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Container of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Sonnets. Selections.
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