William Shakespeare - 2 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Caedmon, 1966

Swift as a shadow, short as any dream;
Brief as the lightning in the collied night,
That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth,
And ere a man hath power to say, “Behold!”
The jaws of darkness do devour it up:
So quick bright things come to confusion...



La Vida es sueno... or a succession of dreams, as evanescent as love in its brilliance and brevity. Each dreamer has his own vision which the playwright interweaves to form the substance of a waking vision.

The Caedmon CDs ripped as mp3s@192. A first-rate cast led by Paul Scofield. The performance scarcely shows its age.

If you prefer lossless audio download the folder “Current Poetry Torrents” and follow the instructions on the pdf.