MacGowran Speaking Beckett (1966)
- From "Malonie Dies"
- From "Watt"
- From "An Abandoned Work"
- From "Embers"
- From "Molloy" (1)
- From "Molloy" (2)
- From "The Unnamable"
- From "Endgame" (1)
- From "Endgame" (2)
- Echo's Bones
Flute – Edward Beckett
Gong, Written-By – Samuel Beckett
Harmonium – John Beckett
Narrator – Jack MacGowran
Recorded By – Malcolm Eade
MacGowran in his time was the foremost interpreter of Beckett’s work, and the recording sessions were personally supervised by Beckett. Beckett’s nephews played programme music on organ and flute, and Beckett himself banged a gong. MacGowran’s voice is a beautiful instrument, and he plays perfectly on it the absurdly tragic humour of the author.
The music played is Quartet in D minor by Schubert.
Recorded under personal supervision of Samuel Beckett.