Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet in Four Acts)

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України & Andrew Mogrelia

Romeo and Juliet is a complete ballet in four acts by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, composed in 1935-36. The score blends sweeping, lyrical melodies with sharp modernist harmonies and vivid orchestration, and it occupies a central place in Prokofiev's output as a major theatrical work that helped shape the 20th-century ballet repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 1. Introduction
    2:53
  2. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 2. Romeo (reflective). Andante
    1:35
  3. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 3. The street awakens. Allegretto
    2:29
  4. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 4. Morning Dance. Allegro
    2:24
  5. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 5. The Quarrel. Allegro brusco
    1:48
  6. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 6. The Fight. Presto
    3:47
  7. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 7. The Prince's decree. Andante
    1:28
  8. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 8. Interlude. Andante pomposo (L'istesso tempo)
    2:21
  9. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 9. Preparations for the Ball (Juliet and the nurse). Andante assai. Scherzando
    1:58
  10. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 10. Juliet the young girl
    3:33
  11. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 11. Arrival of the guests (Minuet). Assai moderato
    3:51
  12. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 12. Masks (Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio in masks). Moderato marciale
    2:46
  13. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 13. The Knights' dance (Juliet and Paris's dance). Allegro pesante
    5:49
  14. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 14. Juliet's variation. Moderato (quasi Allegretto)
    2:45
  15. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 15. Mercutio. Allegro giocoso
    2:26
  16. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 16. Madrigal (Romeo and Juliet). Andante tenero
    4:02
  17. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 17. Tybalt recognizes Romeo. Allegro
    1:45
  18. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 18. Gavotte (Departure of the guests). Allegro
    3:48
  19. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 19. Balcony scene. Larghetto
    3:50
  20. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 20. Romeo's variation. Allegretto amoroso
    1:13
  21. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: No. 21. Romeo and Juliet's love dance. Andante
    5:49
  22. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 22. Folk dance. Allegro giocoso
    3:57
  23. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 23. Romeo and Mercutio. Andante teneroso
    2:31
  24. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 24. Dance of the five couples. Vivo
    4:17
  25. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 25. Dance with mandolins. Vivace
    2:06

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 26. The nurse (looking for Romeo). Adagio scherzoso
    2:00
  2. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 27. The nurse delivers Juliet's letter to Romeo. Vivace
    1:01
  3. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 28. Romeo at Friar Laurence's. Andante espressivo
    3:31
  4. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 29. Juliet at Friar Laurence's. Lento
    3:46
  5. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 30. The people continue to make merry. Vivo
    3:51
  6. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 31. More merrymaking (folk dance repeated). Allegro giocoso
    2:42
  7. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 32. Tybalt meets Mercutio. Moderato
    2:00
  8. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 33. Tybalt and Mercutio fight. Precipitato
    1:30
  9. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 34. Mercutio dies. Moderato
    2:56
  10. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 35. Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's death. Andante - Animato presto
    2:23
  11. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: No. 36. Finale of Act 2 (Cortege with Tybalt's body). Adagio dramatico
    2:17
  12. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 37. Introduction. Andante
    1:18
  13. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 38. Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's bedroom)
    1:25
  14. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 39. The last farewell. Andante - Adagio
    5:45
  15. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 40. The nurse (announces Juliet's parents and Paris). Andante assai - Più mosso con effetto
    1:47
  16. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 41. Juliet refuses to marry Paris. Vivace - Allegro pesante
    2:35
  17. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 42. Juliet alone. Adagio
    1:29
  18. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 43. Interlude. Adagio (L'istesso tempo)
    1:19
  19. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 44. At Friar Laurence's (Friar Laurence gives Juliet a sleeping potion). Andante
    4:50
  20. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 45. Interlude. L'istesso tempo
    1:38
  21. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 46. Juliet's bedroom. Moderato tranquillo - Andante dolente
    3:16
  22. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 47. Juliet alone (the sleeping-potion). Andante - Adagio andante
    4:30
  23. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 48. Morning serenade (with mandolins). Andante giocoso
    2:34
  24. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 49. Dance of the young girls with the lilies. Andante con eleganza
    2:42
  25. 26.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: No. 50. At Juliet's bedside (Juliet's apparent death). Andante - Adagio
    2:07
  26. 27.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act IV: No. 51. Juliet's funeral (and Romeo's death). Adagio funebre
    6:20
  27. 28.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act IV: No. 52. Death of Juliet. Adagio (meno mosso del tempo precedente)
    3:57

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