Hamlet may be Shakespeare’s most famous play—and most famous character—but when it comes to music inspired by the drama, the Danish prince often takes second place to the woman he once loved and now rejects.
In this hour, Shakespeare’s Ophelia in works by Brahms, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Thomas: Hamlet |
Thomas Hampson; June Anderson; London Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers; Antonio de Almeida |
EMI Classics 7 54820 2 |
077775482027 |
| Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Overture and Incidental Music |
London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon |
Chandos CHAN X10108 |
095115110829 |
| MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Hamlet and Ophelia |
Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa |
Naxos 8.559075 |
0636943907528 |
| Shostakovich: Hamlet |
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, DmitryYablonsky |
Naxos 8.557446 |
0747313244621 |
| Walton: Hamlet/ As You Like It [for break & promo music] |
RTE Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny |
Naxos 8.553344 |
0730099434423 |
| Shakespeare’s Musick |
Meredith Hall, Musicians of the Globe |
Philips 446 687-2 |
028944668728 |
| Shakespeare in Music |
Rosemarie Buhler |
Signum SIG X118.00 |
675754464226 |
| Prokofiev: Hamlet / Boris Godunov |
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski |
Capriccio C67058 |
845221004938 |
| Berlioz: Revolution Grecque, etc |
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse & Choeur "Les Elements", Michel Plasson |
EMI Classics 57499 |
724355749925 |
| Finzi - Parry - Bridge |
English String Orchestra, William Boughton |
Nimbus Records NI 5366 |
710357536625 |
| Liszt: Complete 13 Symphonic Poems |
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Arpad Joo |
Hungaroton HCD12677-81 |
5991811267728 |
