Richard Burton reading Poetry (Poetry and THE Voice) Beautiful performances and readings of the words of Thomas Hardy, William Shakespeare, John Donne & the Romantic poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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CD Contents:
With a playing time of almost 80 minutes, Poetry and THE Voice is a thoughtfully complied collection of some of the best poetry readings Burton made of the work of Coleridge, Donne and Hardy. Plus dramatic and meditative highlights from Shakespeare's Coriolanus which illustrates Burton at the height of his performing powers. Passionate readings of poems about love and loss, joyfulness and regret, including Burton's celebrated sublime reading of the epic Gothic classic The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. So sit back and enjoy the beauty of one man's rich voice.

1.) Donne ~ The Sun Rising 2.) Hardy ~ Weathers 3.) Coleridge ~ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (with John Neville as The Narrator and Robert Hardy as The Wedding Guest.) 4.) Hardy ~ Reminiscences of a Dancing Man 5.) Donne ~ The Good Morrow 6.) Hardy ~ Wessex Heights 7.) Shakespeare ~ Coriolanus - Act IV Scene 4 8.) Donne ~ The Triple Fool 9.) Hardy ~ Timing Her 10.) Hardy ~ Great Things 11.) Donne ~ The Anniversary 12.) Hardy ~ In The Study 13.) Coleridge ~ Frost at Midnight 14.) Hardy ~ Let Me Enjoy 15.) Donne ~ A Nocturnal 16.) Hardy ~ Shut Out That Moon 17.) Donne ~ The Legacy 18.) Hardy ~ Channel Firing 19.) Hardy ~ Beyond the Last Lamp 20.) Shakespeare ~ Coriolanus - Act I Scenes 4-6 21.) Shakespeare ~ Coriolanus - Act III Scene 1 (excerpt) 22.) Shakespeare ~ Coriolanus - Act IV Scene 3 (excerpt) 23.) Donne - Song: Sweetest love, I do not go

Track listing is printed on the inside of the card.

Original Historic Archive Recordings - Recorded 1954-1962.

Playing Time: 79:50 mins. approx.