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JOPLIN: Piano Rags, Vol. 1
Although Scott Joplin’s musical interests were considerably broader than what could be expressed in ragtime – he composed two operas (Treemonisha is considered by many to be his masterpiece), a ballet, and two orchestral works – it as the ‘King of the Ragtime Writers’, the master of freely syncopated and extraordinarily inventive piano rags, that he is best remembered today. The present disc features many favourites, including Joplin’s most famous composition, the scintillating Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, which became all the rage in the 1970s thanks to its use in the motion picture The Sting, and the quirky Elite Syncopations.
William Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE TRILOGY
(4-DVD Box Set)
JULIUS CAESAR
Brutus - Harriet Walter
Mark Antony - Jane Anouka
Julius Caesar - Jackie Clune
Cinna the Poet - Shiloh Coke
Casca - Karen Dunbar
Portia / Octavius Caesar - Clare Dunne
Soothsayer - Leah Harvey
Calpurnia / Metellus Cimber - Zainab Hasan
Trebonius - Jennifer Joseph
Cassius - Martina Laird
Dog / Cinna - Carolina Valdés
Phyllida Lloyd, stage director
HENRY IV
Hotspur - Jade Anouka
Gadshill / Lady Percy - Sheila Atim
Westmoreland / Glendower - Jackie Clune
Mortimer - Shiloh Coke
Bardolph / Vernon - Karen Dunbar
Prince Hal - Clare Dunne
Poins / The Douglas - Leah Harvey
Hostess / Messenger - Zainab Hasan
Sir Walter Blunt / Sheriff - Jennifer Joseph
Worcester / Peto - Martina Laird
Falstaff - Sophie Stanton
Northumberland - Carolina Valdés
Henry IV - Harriet Walter
Guards - Sarah-Jane Dent, Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty, Liv Spencer
Phyllida Lloyd, stage director
Bunny Christie and Ellen Nabarro, set designers
Deborah Andrews, costume designer
James Farncombe, lighting designer
Music composed by Gary Yershon
THE TEMPEST
Ariel - Jade Anouka
Ferdinand - Sheila Atim
Stefano - Jackie Clune
Sebastian - Shiloh Coke
Trinculo - Karen Dunbar
Miranda - Leah Harvey
Gonzalo - Zainab Hasan
Officer - Jennifer Joseph
Alonso - Martina Laird
Caliban - Sophie Stanton
Antonio - Carolina Valdés
Prospero - Harriet Walter
Guards - Sarah-Jane Dent, Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty, Liv Spencer
Phyllida Lloyd, stage director
Chloe Lamford, set designer
James Farncombe, lighting designer
Music composed by Joan Armatrading
Recorded at Donmar, King’s Cross, 2016 (Julius Caesar) / 10 and 17 December 2016 (Henry IV, The Tempest)
Bonus:
- The Origins of the Shakespeare Trilogy / An All-Female Trilogy / Approaching Shakespeare’s Language / The Prison Context / Introductions to 13 Prison Characters / Spotlight on Harriet Walter / Designing the Trilogy / Stage Management / Music in the Trilogy / A Director’s Process, with Phyllida Lloyd
- Julius Caesar: Power and Politics / Performing Gender / Brutus and Caesar / Staging Violence / Insights on ‘He doth bestride the narrow world’, ‘Friends, Romans, Countrymen’
- Henry IV: Addiction / Healthy Relationships / Henry IV and Falstaff / Insight on ‘I know you all’ / Creating a Character
- The Tempest: Island Metaphor / Forgiveness / Magic / Dreams / Prospero and Caliban
- Trailers / Introductions to the Plays / The Plots / Director’s Commentaries / Cast Galleries
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English
Running time: 5 hrs 51 mins (play) + 197 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 4 (DVD 9)
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