Jeff Wayne / Various Artists, includes Richard Burton (narrator)
The War of the Worlds [ Columbia Records / 2 CD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] Re-mixed by Jeff Wayne and producer Gary Langham, this is a fantastic re-issue of the 90-minute double album musical masterpiece, 'The War of the Worlds'. |
DYLAN THOMAS
Dylan Thomas Poetry Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas (narrators) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "He was greatly affected at the death of his favourite drinking companion, Dylan Thomas.....When Burton died in 1984 he was buried with a copy of Dylan Thomas' Collected Poems." - James Murray |
SAMUEL COLRIDGE / DYLAN THOMAS / SHAKESPEARE / JOHN DONNE / THOMAS HARDY
Richard Burton: The Voice - In Poetry Richard Burton (reader) [ Alto / 2 CD - released 4/Jan/2017 ] "One of the most expressive and romantic acting voices, in selections of his own" |
POETRY CLASSICS
Poetry Classics [incls 'the Rime of the Ancient Marriner'] Richard Burton, Robert Donat, Peggy Ashcroft, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgug, etc (narrators) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] Giants of the stage and screen - classic poems from Shakespeare to Dylan Thomas - |
SIR RICHARD BURTON
The Arabian Nights - The book of a thousand nights and a night (Read by Philip Madoc) [ Naxos Audio Books / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence and the supernatural. They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the... |
Richard Burton
The Essential Dylan Thomas [ Naxos Audiobooks / 4 CD - released 31/Jan/2005 ] |
JOHN DONNE
John Donne Love Poetry, Meditations and Sermons Richard Burton / Herbert Marshall [ Forum / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] The inimitable voice of Richard Burton recites the love poem of John Donne. Herbert Marshall presents a selection of Donne's meditations and sermons. |
Richard Burton & Original BBC Cast
Reads Under Milk Wood (Plus Bonus Poetry) [ Alto / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] The famous original BBC production of Under Milk Wood includes Richard Burton; Richard Bebb; Hugh Griffith; Rachel Thomas; Diana Maddox; Dafydd Havard; Sybil Williams; Dilys Davies; Rachel Roberts; John Huw Jones & many more: songs set by Daniel... |
Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave
Wagner - The Mini-Series [ ViaVision Entertainment / 5 DVD Box Set - released 9/Jun/2011 ] A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth. |
Richard Burton Laurence Olivier Orson, Welles Alec, Guinness Paul Robeson, etc
Great Shakespeare Speeches: Famous Voices [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] A treasure-trove of classic lines, spoken by Shakespearean stars Olivier, Burton, Gielgud, Ashcroft, Guinness, Redgrave, Finney, Welles, Robeson & many… |