Romeo and Juliet op.64: extracts

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pešek

Romeo and Juliet, Op.64: extracts is a suite of orchestral extracts from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet, composed in 1935–36. The music combines sweeping lyricism, sharp rhythmic drive and vivid orchestral colour, exemplifying Prokofiev's blend of melodic invention and modern harmonic language and occupying a central place in the 20th-century ballet repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 1 Introduction to Act 1
    2:45
  2. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 3 The Street Awakens
    2:14
  3. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 4 Morning Dance
    2:00
  4. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 10 Juliet the Young Girl
    3:11
  5. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 12 Masks
    2:48
  6. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 13 The Knights’ Dance
    5:32
  7. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 18 Gavotte
    3:40
  8. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 19 Balcony Scene
    3:38
  9. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 20 Romeo’s Variation
    1:09
  10. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 21 Romeo and Juliet’s Love Dance
    5:40
  11. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 25 Dance With Mandolins
    1:46
  12. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 28 Romeo at Friar Laurence’s
    3:30
  13. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 30 The People Continue to Make Merry
    3:11
  14. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 33 Tybalt and Mercutio Fight
    1:24
  15. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 35 Romeo Resolves to Avenge Mercutio’s Death
    2:18
  16. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 36 Finale to Act II
    2:16
  17. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 37 Introduction to Act III / No. 38 Romeo and Juliet
    3:07
  18. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 39 The Last Farewell
    5:26
  19. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 48 Morning Serenade
    2:22
  20. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 51 Juliet’s Funeral
    8:14
  21. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet op. 64: No. 52 Death of Juliet
    5:02

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