Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1, 2

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Oslo‐Filharmonien & Mariss Jansons

Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1 and 2 are orchestral suites by Sergei Prokofiev, arranged in the mid-to-late 1930s from his 1935–36 ballet Romeo and Juliet. They condense the ballet's material into concert movements characterised by lyrical melodies, vivid orchestration and dramatic contrasts, and they exemplify Prokofiev's mid-1930s balletic writing while providing a means for the score to reach concert audiences beyond the theatre.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Folk Dance
    4:34
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Scene
    1:41
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Madrigal
    3:48
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Minuet
    3:30
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Masks
    2:13
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Balcony Scene
    7:36
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 1, op. 64b: Tybalt's Death
    5:15
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
    4:49
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Juliet the Young Girl
    3:51
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Frair Laurence
    2:33
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Dance
    2:00
  12. 12.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
    8:29
  13. 13.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Dance of the Girls With Lilies
    2:16
  14. 14.
    Suite No. 2, op. 64c: Romeo at Juliet's tomb
    6:02

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