The finest noise ever created by vocal chords?

We're familiar with Shakespeare, and we know just how good Hamlet is. But this recording is all about the golden larynx of Richard Burton. As it was a recording of a live theatre performance, the sound quality is less than perfect, but who cares? It's a privilege to be able to listen to him. I agree with some that his Hamlet may be a little too manic in places, but maybe not an unreasonable interpretation.



And as a bonus, the honeyed tones of Gielgud feature as the ghost.

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Astounding

Richard Burton is one of the Greatest English actors that ever lived, he remains my favourite actor, people always focus on his skin and that is just pathetic way of describing this most greatest actor, writer and poet.
No one will come close to Richard Burton in my eyes he had this most powerful voice. Listen to this Hamlet.

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Awful - not listenable for audible, too much echo

Obviously recorded in a theatre and as such has far too much echo on it. Perhaps that’s to add to the atmosphere but it’s too much and the actors gabble heavily - I realise these were some of the best actors of the time but not 40 years later in modern technology. Needs to be digitally enhanced

Wasted credit

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