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Aug 25, 2014 - 8:05 PM
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danders3
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Rare 4-volume set of Orson Welles' historic Mercury Theatre radio productions, on 7 CDs (http://www.ebay.com/itm/261570786124). Price just dropped to $34.99, which includes shipping w/in the U.S.:
- Macbeth (GEM 0011 - MUSIC COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY BERNARD HERRMANN)
- Julius Caesar (GEMS 0015 - 2 CD set)
- Twelfth Night (GEMS 0020 - 2 CD set - Music by Marc Blitztein)
- The Merchant of Venice (GEMS 0029 - 2 CD set - Music by Elliot Carter)
Orson Welles was already a household name by the time these Mercury Theatre projects -- the first ever recorded full-length Shakespeare plays -- contributed to making him one of the immortal voices of radio and other media. At the time of these performances (recorded between 1938 and 1940), Welles was electrifying Broadway, radio, and the New York theatre community. He often condensed and rearranged, and used technical innovations to enhance the impact of these classic dramas. His productions were startling: They carry power and conviction even today, and have become classics of spoken word recording.
These CDs appear new and come in resealable poly sleeves. These discs, pressed in the late 1990s by the "Pearl Plays & Poets" branch of England's Pavilion Records company, are extremely hard to find, particularly in this like-new condition. The digital transfers were done by veteran producer David Lennick. Each set contains a booklet with an explanatory essay and details about each recording, cast, and production.
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