William Shakespeare - 21 - John Gielgud 1948 torrent

If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart
Absent thee from felicity a while,
And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain
To tell my story....


The critical consensus is that Gielgud’s Hamlet was one of the most distinguished of the twentieth century... ‘utterly compelling, crystal clear, totally absorbing, with a classic quality that reflects the utter rightness of the interpretation’.

This is the bbc radio 3 production made in 1948 (the same year Olivier made his film of Hamlet), now re-issued by Naxos. (Go to Naxos Spoken Word Library for other classic titles) Kindly seed