Credits:

Ian Bostridge, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power, Michael Collins, Adam Walker, Antonio Pappano

Description:

A project commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. A Shakespeare album featuring Britains star tenor! This album pairs Shakespeares poetry with music by composers from Shakespeares own erasuch as Robert Johnson and William Byrdas well as 18th- and 19th-century composers like Haydn and Schubert, and 20th-century composers including Warlock, Poulenc, Finzi, Korngold, and Stravinsky. (C)RS