Romeo & Juliet’s drama epitomised by
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
1. ROMEO and JULIET, Overture-Fantasy to W.Shakespeare (1876) 19:45
ROMÉO et JULIETTE, Ouverture Fantaisie d’après Shakespeare
Andante non tanto quasi Moderato - Allegro - Molto meno mosso - Allegro giusto - Moderato assai
Live recording, Moscow, 7 January 1967
Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
ROMEO and JULIET, A dramatic Symphony Op.17 (1827) (excerpts) 36:33
ROMÉO et JULIETTE, Symphonie dramatique op.17 (extraits)
2. Introduction (combat and tumult)/ouverture 04:52
3. Romeo alone – Melancholy / Roméo seul (1ère partie) 07:02
4. Concert and Ball at the Capulet’s Palast / Bal au Palais des Capulet 05:57
5. Love scene / Scène d’amour* 18:38
Studio recording, near London, June 1962, Westminster Lab
Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
ROMEO and JULIET, Second Suite from the ballet, Op.64b (1938-45) 22:42
6. I. The Montagues and the Capulets / Montaigus & Capulets 04:55
7. II. Juliet the young girl / Juliette, jeune fille 03:43
8. III. Before parting / Roméo & Juliette avant la séparation 07:57
9. IV. Romeo at Juliet’s tomb / Roméo au tombeau de Juliette 06:04
Live recording, Leningrad, 30 December 1981
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(1) Moscow Philharmony Orchestra, Kyrill KONDRASHIN
(2-5) Choir* & London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre MONTEUX
(6-9) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny MRAVINSKY
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PRD/DSD 350 116
