Ben Crystal - Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation WAV torrent

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Speeches and scenes performed as Shakespeare would have heard them

As recommended by the Guardian - Christmas Gifts 2012: the best of audiobooks
Shakespearean language lessons for those who want to learn the ins and outs of Shakespearean pronunciation. How did Shakespeare sound to the audiences of his day? For the first time, under the guidance of Ben Crystal, this disc offers listeners the chance to hear England's greatest playwright performed by a company of actors using the pronunciation of his time. The company performs some of Shakespeare's best-known poems, solo speeches and scenes from the plays. Hear new meanings uncovered, new jokes revealed, poetic effects enhanced. The CD is accompanied by an introductory essay by Professor David Crystal and is an essential purchase for every student and lover of Shakespearean language.

Ben Crystal is an actor and the author of Shakespeare on Toast.





Track Listing:

1. Sonnet 116
(In modern English)
Duration: 0.56
Reader: Ben Crystal

2. Sonnet 116
(In original pronunciation)
Duration: 0.49
Reader: Ben Crystal

3. Sonnet 18
Duration: 1.10
Reader: Joan Walker

4. Sonnet 71
Duration: 1.19
Reader: Natalie Thomas

5. Sonnet 154
Duration: 0.52
Reader: Matthew Mellalieu

6. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
From Act 3
Duration: 0.32
Oberon: Philip Bird

7. As You Like It
From Act 2
Duration: 1.19
Jaques: Colin Hurley

8. Hamlet
From Act 3
Duration: 1.53
Hamlet: Matthew Mellalieu

9. Henry V
From Act 3
Duration: 2.05
Henry V: Benjamin O’Mahony

10. Macbeth
From Act 2
Duration: 2.20
Macbeth: Colin Hurley

11. Richard II
From Act 5
Duration: 4.16
Richard II: Ben Crystal

12. The Winter’s Tale
From Act 3
Duration: 2.26
Hermione: Rebecca Pownall

13. As You Like It
From Act 2
Duration: 1.59
Jaques: Philip Bird

14. The Merchant of Venice
From Act 4
Duration: 1.16
Portia: Natalie Thomas

15. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
From Act 4
Duration: 2.25
Launce: Matthew Mellalieu

16. Richard III
From Act 4
Duration: 2.25
Queen Margaret: Joan Walker

17. Richard III
From Act 1
Duration: 1.38
Gloucester: Colin Hurley

18. The Tempest
From Act 5
Duration: 2.09
Prospero : Hilton McRae

19. Twelfth Night
From Act 2
Duration: 2.58
Malvolio: Ben Crystal
Viola: Rebecca Pownall

20. The Comedy of Errors
From Act 3
Duration: 3.37
Antipholus of Syracuse: Colin Hurley
Dromio of Syracuse: Benjamin O’Mahony

21. Romeo and Juliet
From Act 2
Duration: 3.42
Romeo: Benjamin O’Mahony
Juliet: Natalie Thomas

22. Much Ado about Nothing
From Act 4
Duration: 3.52
Benedick: Ben Crystal
Beatrice: Rebecca Pownall

23. Julius Caesar
From Act 3
Duration: 3.10
First Plebeian: Benjamin O’Mahony
Third Plebeian: Colin Hurley
Antony: Philip Bird
Fourth Plebeian: David Crystal
Second Plebeian: Rebecca Pownall

24. Twelfth Night
From Act 3
Duration: 4.01
Feste: Hilton McRae
Viola : Rebecca Pownall

25. Hamlet
From Act 2
Duration: 5.20
Hamlet: Ben Crystal
Rosencrantz: Simon Manyonda
Guildenstern: Benjamin O’Mahony

26. Othello
From Act 4
Duration: 4.25
Desdemona: Natalie Thomas
Æmilia: Joan Walker

27. King Lear
From Act 1
Duration: 5.46
King Lear: Hilton McRae
Goneril: Suzanne Sylvester
Cordelia: Natalie Thomas
Regan: Rebecca Pownall

28. Macbeth
From Act 2
Duration: 6.14
Lennox: Simon Manyonda
Macbeth: Colin Hurley
Macduff: Philip Bird
Lady Macbeth: Suzanne Sylvester
Banquo: Matthew Mellalieu
Donalbain: Benjamin O’Mahony
Malcolm: Ben Crystal