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Rufus Wainwright celebrates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare s death in typically dramatic fashion by releasing a unique collection of nine sonnets in stunning performances by both actors and vocalists.
Singers: Rufus Wainwright · Anna Prohaska · Florence Welch · Martha Wainwright · Fiora Cutler · Ben de Vries · Christopher Nell · Jurgen Holtz
Recitation: Sian Phillips · Marius de Vries · Frally Hynes · Peter Eyre · Helena Bonham Carter · Carrie Fisher · William Shatner · Inge Keller
Set for release on 22 April on Deutsche Grammophon, it also marks the first collaboration between Rufus and Marius de Vries since they co-produced the epic Want albums.
The performers on this new recording include vocalists Florence Welch, Martha Wainwright, Anna Prohaska and, of course, Rufus himself, as well as actors Sian Phillips, Helena Bonham Carter, Carrie Fisher and William Shatner.
The seeds for this album were sown back in 2009, when director Robert Wilson asked Rufus to compose music for his Shakespeares Sonnets production, first staged at the Berliner Ensemble. The San Francisco Symphony subsequently commissioned Rufus to orchestrate five of the sonnets, which they premiered in 2010.
Three of the sonnets featured on Take All My Loves first appeared on Rufus Wainwrights 2010 album Songs For Lulu, albeit in different versions. These are: When Most I Wink (Sonnet 43), For Shame (Sonnet 10) and A Womans Face (Sonnet 20).
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
- Disc 1 -
1 Sonnet 43 - Siân Phillips
2 When Most I Wink (Sonnet 43) - Anna Prohaska
3 Take All My Loves (Sonnet 40) - Rufus Wainwright, Marius de Vries
4 Sonnet 20 - Frally Hynes
5 A Woman's Face (Sonnet 20) - Anna Prohaska
6 For Shame (Sonnet 10) - Anna Prohaska
7 Sonnet 10 - Peter Eyre
8 Unperfect Actor (Sonnet 23) - Helena Bonham Carter, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Fiora Cutler
9 Sonnet 29 - Carrie Fisher
10 When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men's Eyes (Sonnet 29) - Florence Welch
11 Sonnet 129 - William Shatner
12 Th'expense of Spirit (Sonnet 129) - Anna Prohaska
- Disc 2 -
1 All Dessen MÜD (Sonnet 66) - Jürgen Holtz, Christopher Nell, Rufus Wainwright
2 A Woman's Face Reprise (Sonnet 20) - Rufus Wainwright
3 Sonnet 87 - Inge Keller
4 Farewell (Sonnet 87) - Anna Prohaska
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