Classical Audio Book Review - The Essential Dylan Thomass (Dylan Thomas)

Another BookVoices review for audio books you can listen using your iPod(R) or MP3 player:

This combination of new and historical recordings celebrates Dylan Thomas as poet, writer and performer. Here are some of his greatest poems, stories and broadcasts: readings given by Thomas himself in the 1940s and 1950s as well as new recordings by leading Welsh actors of our own time.

Under Milk Wood is Thomas’s masterpiece, an unforgettable, affectionate portrait of a small Welsh town. Written for radio, its intimate blend of poetry and drama made it an instant classic; and so it remains in this unmatched recording with a perfect cast led by Richard Burton. There are also two fascinating earlier radio programmes, Return Journey to Swansea and Quite Early One Morning.

The last two CDs contain new recordings of a selection of stories, such as “Memories of Christmas” and “A Visit to Grandpa’s”, and poems in which contemporary performance offers an interesting contrast to the ‘authentic’ voice of Thomas himself.

The Essential Dylan Thomas

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