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The Ides of March with guest host Ward Jacobson

Saturday Cinema - March 15, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, beware the Ides of March! Guest host Ward Jacobson shares a Shakespeare-themed lineup with music from Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Shakespeare in Love and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Henry V: Non Nobis Domine
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI 49919

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Chandos 5235

Much Ado About Nothing: Main Title
Composer: Joss Whedon
Soloists: Joss Whedon, piano
Bellwether

Hamlet: Prelude
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Chandos 8842

Henry V Suite
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
MCA 6187

Hamlet: The Ghost
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 62857

Henry V: Theme/The Boar’s Head
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI 49919

Henry V: The Day is Yours
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI 49919

The Taming of the Shrew: Overture
Composer: Nino Rota
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 2007

Shakespeare in Love: Main Title
Composer: Stephen Warbeck
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535

Shakespeare in Love: The End
Composer: Stephen Warbeck
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Sony 63387

The Merchant of Venice: With Wand’ring Steps
Composer: Jocelyn Pook
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baroque String Quartet
Soloists: Andreas Scholl, countertenor
London/Decca 4756367

Richard III: Prelude
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
London/Decca 421268

Titus: Victorius Titus
Composer: Elliot Goldenthal
Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer/Steven Mercutio
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra
Sony 89171

Much Ado About Nothing: Overture
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6018

Julius Caesar: Caesar’s Procession
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Bruce Broughton
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Intrada 7165

Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

West Side Story Medley
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070

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