Rudyard Kipling Readings By Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Droffig
• ASIN: B000089CJU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,281 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sitar [Music]

2. A Very Young Person [Reading]

3. Var. 1 Enigma Variations [Music]

4. How the Whale Got His Throat [Reading]

5. La Capricieuse [Music]

6. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi [Reading]

7. Flute and Drone [Music]

8. Seven Years Hard [Reading]

9. Danny Deever [Reading]

10. Kim [Reading]

11. Solo Flute [Music]

12. If... [Reading]

13. The Very Own House [Reading]

14. The Way Through the Woods [Reading]

15. Chanson de Matin [Music]

16. Minesweepers [Reading]

17. Letter to Brigadier L.C. Dunsterville [Reading]

18. My Boy Jack [Reading]

19. Nimrod [Music]

20. Cities and Thrones and Powers [Reading]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "IF"........you are not a Rudyard Kipling admirer, you will be after these exquisite readings., August 24, 2005

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This collection of Rudyard Kipling's work is truly exceptional. Recorded at the house in which Rudyard Kipling lived until his death, the actor Ralph Fiennes reads this selection of works from Kipling's own study. The sound of this recording is incredibly intimate, as though the listener has been magically transported to the site. This CD, with the magical help of Fiennes, shows the incredible breadth and skill of Kipling. There are so many voices, characters, and settings and Ralph Fiennes perfectly captures them all. Even the music is wonderful. The readings are beautifully accompanied by music relevant to the time and tone. In particular the Var.1 Enigma Variations played by none other than the National Symphony Orchestra is stunning. The readings include excerpts from 'The Jungle Book', stories, poems including the famous "If" and a devastating letter to a Brigadier after losing a son to war.
So much care and talent has gone into the making of this CD. It is a true gem.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ralph Fiennes is a master, October 29, 2007

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Signee Swartley (Bakersfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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If you are a Ralph Fiennes fan, he is absolutely dreamy reading Rudyard Kipling. He can read serious prose, poetry to children's stories with absolute ease. I highly recommend this compilation, for Rudyard's and Ralph's sake.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The beauty of the spoken word, March 29, 2009

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L. Wood (California) - See all my reviews
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What a joy it is to hear a beautiful voice such as Mr. Feinnes', reading Victorian stories by Rudyard Kipling. I bought this recording after seeing The Reader, because Mr. Feinnes' diction and delivery were so mesmerizing when he read stories to Hanna Schmitz. If you enjoy the writing of Kipling, and can give yourself a break from the rigors of our connected/electronic daily lives, do yourself a favor and indulge in this recording. You will be enriched.