Romeo & Juliet: Scenes From The Ballet

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas

Romeo & Juliet: Scenes From The Ballet is an album of orchestral scenes from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet, composed in 1935–36. The music features Prokofiev's blend of lyrical melody, bold orchestration and rhythmic drive, and the suite is frequently performed in concert and ballet contexts as a key example of his contribution to 20th‑century music.

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  1. 1.
    Introduction to Act I
    2:46
  2. 2.
    Romeo
    1:41
  3. 3.
    The Street Awakens
    1:26
  4. 4.
    The Quarrel
    1:46
  5. 5.
    The Fight
    2:35
  6. 6.
    The Duke's Command
    1:40
  7. 7.
    Interlude
    2:12
  8. 8.
    Nurse
    2:16
  9. 9.
    Young Juliet
    3:37
  10. 10.
    Arrival of the Guests
    4:11
  11. 11.
    Dance of the Knights
    4:34
  12. 12.
    Mercutio
    2:16
  13. 13.
    Madrigal
    2:00
  14. 14.
    Gavotte
    2:47
  15. 15.
    Balcony Scene
    8:15
  16. 16.
    Introduction to Act III
    1:14
  17. 17.
    Folk Dance
    4:06
  18. 18.
    Dance with Mandolins
    1:55
  19. 19.
    Public Merrymaking
    2:47
  20. 20.
    The Meeting of Tybalt and Mercutio
    1:45
  21. 21.
    The Duel
    1:23
  22. 22.
    Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio
    1:13
  23. 23.
    Finale (Death of Tybalt)
    2:21
  24. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet
    1:17
  25. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet at Parting
    3:24
  26. 26.
    Interlude
    1:24
  27. 27.
    Juliet Alone
    1:53
  28. 28.
    Juliet's Funeral
    6:07
  29. 29.
    Juliet's Death
    3:05

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