The Macbeth Connection
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Shakespeare’s shortest, and most blood-curdling, tragedy tells of an ambitious Scottish general and his wife who murder the ruling king and seize the throne. As if that weren’t enough, there are prophesying witches, a persistent ghost, and a famous sleepwalking scene.
It has fascinated audiences for nearly 400 years—and inspired some exceptional music.
In this hour, Macbeth in works by Beethoven, Verdi, Strauss, Ibert, Walton, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Victorian Concert Overtures [for Sullivan’s Macbeth] |
English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones |
Helios CDH55088 |
034571150888 |
| Arnold: Overtures |
Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon |
Naxos 8.557484 |
747313248421 |
| Love Bade Me Welcome [for Johnson – Second Witches Dance] |
Theatre of Early Music |
BIS-CD-1446 |
7318590014462 |
| Verdi: Macbeth |
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf |
RCA 45162 BG |
078635451627 |
| Bloch: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Macbeth, etc |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dalia Atlas |
Naxos 8.573290 |
747313329076 |
| Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Macbeth |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel |
RCA Red Seal 57128 |
743215712824 |
| Walton: Film Music, Vol. 4 |
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner |
Chandos 8841 |
095115884126 |
| Ibert: Macbeth, etc |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adriano (cond.) |
Naxos 8557607 |
747313260720 |
| Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 97 & Op. 70 No. 1 [for “Ghost” trio] |
Jos Van Immerseel, Vera Beths, Anner Bylsma |
Sony SBK 53514 |
074645135328 |
