Romeo & Juliet / Cinderella

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev

Romeo & Juliet / Cinderella is a release of ballet music by Sergei Prokofiev, comprising the scores for Romeo and Juliet (composed 1935–36) and Cinderella (composed 1944–45). The music combines sweeping, lyrical melodies with sharp modernist harmonies, vivid orchestration and rhythmic vigour, and represents significant works in Prokofiev's output that contrast his pre-war dramatic writing with his later wartime lyricism.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 1 Introduction
    2:45
  2. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 2 Romeo
    1:39
  3. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 3 The street awakens
    1:35
  4. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 4 Morning Dance
    2:03
  5. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 5 The Quarrel
    1:49
  6. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 6 The Fight
    2:34
  7. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 7 The Prince gives his order
    1:43
  8. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene I. No. 8 Interlude
    3:10
  9. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 9 Preparing for the Ball (Juliet and the Nurse)
    1:41
  10. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 10 Juliet as a young girl
    3:30
  11. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 11 Arrival of the guests
    4:03
  12. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 12 Masks
    2:41
  13. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 13 Dance of the Knights
    5:36
  14. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 14 Julietʼs variation
    2:35
  15. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 15 Mercutio
    2:18
  16. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 16 Madrigal
    3:41
  17. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 17 Tybalt recognizes Romeo
    2:08
  18. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 18 Departure of the guests
    3:45
  19. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 19 Balcony scene
    3:46
  20. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 20 Romeoʼs variation
    1:27
  21. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 21 Love Dance
    5:40
  22. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 22 Folk Dance
    3:31
  23. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 23 Romeo and Mercutio
    2:23
  24. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 24 Dance of the five couples
    3:44
  25. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 25 Dance with the mandolins
    2:02
  26. 26.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 26 The Nurse
    2:27

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene I. No. 27 The Nurse gives Romeo the note from Juliet
    0:55
  2. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene II. No. 28 Romeo with Friar Lawrence
    3:19
  3. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene II. No. 29 Juliet with Friar Lawrence
    3:32
  4. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act: II. Scene III. No. 30 The people continue to make merry
    3:24
  5. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 31 Folk Dance
    2:22
  6. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 32 Tybalt meets Mercutio
    2:14
  7. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 33 Tybalt and Mercutio fight
    1:25
  8. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 34 Mercutio dies
    4:04
  9. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 35 Romeo decides to avenge Mercutioʼs death
    2:07
  10. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II. Scene III. No. 36 Finale
    1:57
  11. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 37 Introduction
    1:43
  12. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No 38 Romeo and Juliet (Julietʼs bedroom)
    1:27
  13. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 39 The last farewell
    5:31
  14. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 40 The Nurse
    1:49
  15. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 41 Juliet refuses to marry Paris
    2:42
  16. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 42 Juliet alone
    1:24
  17. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene I. No. 43 Interlude
    1:28
  18. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene II. No. 44 At Friar Laurenceʼs
    4:49
  19. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene II. No. 45 Interlude
    1:40
  20. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene III. No. 46 Julietʼs bedroom
    2:47
  21. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene III. No. 47 Juliet alone
    4:53
  22. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene III. No. 48 Morning Serenade
    2:40
  23. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene III. No. 49 Dance of the girls with the lilies
    2:39
  24. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Scene III. No. 50 At Julietʼs bedside
    2:09
  25. 26.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Epilogue. No. 51 Julietʼs funeral
    7:03
  26. 27.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III. Epilogue. No. 52 Death of Juliet
    4:02

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. l Introduction (Andante dolce)
    2:36
  2. 4.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 2 Pas de châle (Allegretto)
    3:28
  3. 5.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 3 Cinderella (Andante dolce)
    3:18
  4. 6.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 4 The Father (Andantino)
    2:57
  5. 7.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 5 The Beggar-woman Fairy (Adagio)
    2:15
  6. 8.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 6 The Sisterʼs New Clothes (Vivo)
    2:07
  7. 9.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 7 The Dancing Lesson (Allegretto)
    2:49
  8. 10.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 8 Departure for the Ball (Vivo)
    1:26
  9. 11.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 9 Cinderella Dreams of the Ball (Andante dolce)
    2:12
  10. 12.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 10 Gavotte (Allegretto)
    2:19
  11. 13.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 11 The Beggar-woman returns (Adagio)
    1:35
  12. 14.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 12 The Sleeping Fairy (Presto)
    1:25
  13. 15.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 13 The Summer Fairy (Andantino sognando)
    1:44
  14. 16.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 14 Grasshoppers and Dragonflies (Vivace con brio)
    0:51
  15. 17.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 15 The Autumn Fairy (Allegretto moderato)
    1:29
  16. 18.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 16 The Winter Fairy (Allegro moderato)
    1:14
  17. 19.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 17 Interrupted departure (Vivo)
    0:55
  18. 20.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 18 Clock Scene (Allegro moderato)
    1:26
  19. 21.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act I: No. 19 Cinderellaʼs departure for the Ball (Allegro espressivo)
    2:18
  20. 22.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 20 Court dance (Andante grazioso)
    2:22
  21. 23.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 21 Passepied (Allegretto)
    1:44
  22. 24.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 22 Cavalierʼs dance (Bourrée; Allegro pesante)
    1:29
  23. 25.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 23 Skinnyʼs variation (Allegretto)
    0:49
  24. 26.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 24 Dumpyʼs variation (Allegretto capriccioso)
    1:36
  25. 27.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 25 Court dance (Andante grazioso)
    0:45
  26. 28.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 26 Mazurka and Entry of the Prince (Allegro)
    3:11
  27. 29.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 27 Dance of the Princeʼs Companions (Allegro moderato)
    0:59
  28. 30.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 28 Mazurka (Allegro ma non troppo)
    2:38
  29. 31.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 29 Cinderellaʼs Arrival at the Ball (Allegro Andante)
    2:45
  30. 32.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 30 Grand Waltz (Allegretto)
    5:19

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 31 Promenade (Allegro tranquillo)
    1:40
  2. 5.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 32 Cinderellaʼs variation (Allegro grazioso)
    1:29
  3. 6.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 33 The Princeʼs variation (Andante con brio)
    1:09
  4. 7.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 34 The Guests take refreshment (Moderato)
    1:19
  5. 8.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 35 Duet of the Sisters with their Oranges (Allegro con brio)
    1:31
  6. 9.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 36 Pas de deux: The Prince and Cinderella (Adagio)
    4:45
  7. 10.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 37 Waltz-Coda (Allegro espressivo)
    2:49
  8. 11.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act II: No. 38 Midnight (Allegro moderato)
    2:17
  9. 12.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 39 The Prince and the Shoemakers (Allegro scherzando)
    1:42
  10. 13.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 40 First galop (Presto)
    1:40
  11. 14.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 41 Temptation (Moderato — Allegretto)
    3:24
  12. 15.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 42 Second galop (Presto)
    0:58
  13. 16.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 43 Orientalia (Andante dolce)
    2:17
  14. 17.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 44 Third galop (Allegro marcato)
    1:29
  15. 18.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 45 Cinderella awakes (Andante dolce)
    4:28
  16. 19.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 46 The Morning after the Ball (Allegretto capriccioso — Moderato — Vivo)
    2:37
  17. 20.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 47 The Princeʼs visit (Vivace)
    3:59
  18. 21.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 48 The Prince finds Cinderella (Adagio passionato)
    2:36
  19. 22.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 49 Slow Waltz (Adagio)
    5:15
  20. 23.
    Cinderella, op. 87, Act III: No. 50 Amoroso (Andante dolcissimo)
    3:24
  21. 24.
    Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 ‘Classical’: I. Allegro
    4:10
  22. 25.
    Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 ‘Classical’: II. Larghetto
    4:09
  23. 26.
    Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 ‘Classical’: III. Gavotta (Non troppo allegro)
    1:37
  24. 27.
    Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 ‘Classical’: IV. Finale (Molto vivace)
    4:08

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