Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry With Music
by Naxos Audiobooks
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Author: Naxos AudiobooksEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook
Published: 2000-02
ISBN: 9626341890
Publisher: Naxos Audio Books
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Book Review: Outstanding
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been playing these 2 cd's over and over in my car. What's not to love about hearing the best of the best British voices reciting excellent poetry? "Flander's Field", very moving. "The Bleedin' Sparrow" read by Michael Caine, laugh-out-loud funny. If you're a fan of Wilfred Owen poetry, you will not be disappointed. Trained voices, such as theirs, open up the beauty of each poem ten-fold.
I was hoping for a musical backdrop to the recitations, but the music only plays for a few moments at the beginning and end of each cd. A shame, because listening to the musical backdrop while Ben Whishaw, as he recited Keats in the movie "Bright Star", added a new dimension to those poems.
P.S. If you do love the poetry of Wilfred Owen, I recommend listening to Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem", as much of the text sung by the English-born tenor, is Owen.
Summary of Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry With Music
This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tender and telling story of life's seven ages - from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech, "The Seven Ages of Man", performed by Sir Ian McKellan, are 150 great poems from all ages - from Chaucer to Ted Hughes. They are presented by the finest cast ever assembled on one recording.Drama Books
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