Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed for a wide variety of instruments, writing concertos for violin, piano, harp, oboe and piano, and guitar; sonatas for cello and harp, clarinet and piano, guitar, and bassoon and piano; and many pieces for piano solo. The conjunction of Shakespeare and music has inspired many of his works. From 1921 to 1925 he composed thirty-three songs from Shakespeare’s plays, thirty-one of which (all those for solo voice and piano) are recorded here. These intimate settings are highly melodic, with an innocent yet piquant charm. The music’s sonorous impressionism evokes the serene and the stately, and is both clever and appealing.