Symphony no. 5 / Romeo and Juliet

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Daniele Gatti

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed in 1888, and Romeo and Juliet is a fantasy-overture by Tchaikovsky initially composed in 1869 and substantially revised in 1880. Both pieces exemplify Tchaikovsky's late-Romantic orchestral language, with expansive, emotive melodies, rich harmonic colouring and dramatic contrasts; the symphony explores cyclical motifs and a brooding-to-triumphant formal arc while the Romeo and Juliet fantasy unfolds as programmatic, operatic-inspired material evoking narrative conflict and lyricism.

Symphony no. 5 / Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 2003

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1.
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: I. Andante - allegro con anima
12:45
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Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima
13:54
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Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato
5:56
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Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: IV Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace - Molto vivace
12:39
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Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare in B minor "Romeo & Juliet"
20:38