King Lear 4.1 (Gielgud, 1968) Cursing of Goneril

Introduced by Gielgud's friend and fellow Shakespearean, Sir Ralph Richardson, from the LP "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles", made for his 75th birthday. Here Lear curses his daughter Goneril.
At the very end I added a picture of him and Cordelia (Dame Peggy Ashcroft), because I couldn't stand the curses without being reminded of the reconciliation, with the one daughter at least.
You can also get a much later recording (1996) of Gielgud as Lear (and Branagh as the Fool) here: www.amazon.com/...
I haven't checked to see if this is the Folio or Quarto version.
Selections from the album:
I. Richardson on Gielgud and Gielgud on Hamlet: • Gielgud on Hamlet and ...
II. Three Hamlet Soliloquies: • Three Hamlet Soliloqui...
III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): • Hamlet 3.4 (Gielgud) T...
IV. Three Richard II Speeches: • Richard II Speeches (G...
V. (this video)
VI. Tempest 4.1 (Leave Not a Rack Behind): • The Tempest 4.1 (Gielg...
VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": • Shelley, Ode to the We...

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Beloved Johnnie. Perhaps this recording only occultly reveals his profound knowledge of the role and how to shape its energies in a satisfying and theatrical way, eight times a week...