Claddagh is proud to release, for the first time on CD, our great recording of Jack MacGowran reading from the works of Samuel Beckett. MacGowran in his time was the foremost interpreter of Beckett?s work, and the recording sessions were personally supervised by Beckett. Becketts 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.

1. from Malone Dies
2. from Watt
3. from an Abandoned Work
4. from Embers
5. from Molloy (1)
6. from Molloy (2)
7. from Endgame (1)
8. from Endgame (2)
9. from The Unnamable
10. Echo's Bones

Read by Jack MacGowran
John Beckett: harmonium
Edward Beckett: flute
Samuel Beckett: gong

The music played is Quartet in D minor by Schubert