Romeo and Juliet, op. 64

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Vasily Petrenko & Oslo‐Filharmonien

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 is a ballet by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, composed in 1935-36 and premiered in 1938. The score combines lyrical melodies, vivid orchestration and dramatic motifs to accompany Prokofiev's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy, and it figures prominently in his output and in 20th-century ballet repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: I. Introduction
    2:45
  2. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: II. Romeo
    1:25
  3. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: III. The Street Wakens
    2:24
  4. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: IV. Morning Dance
    1:57
  5. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: V. The Quarrel
    1:32
  6. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: VI. The Fight
    3:44
  7. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: VII. The Duke's Command
    1:27
  8. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: VIII. Interlude
    1:23
  9. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: IX. At the Capulets' (preparations for the Ball)
    2:11
  10. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: X. The Young Juliet
    3:30
  11. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XI. Arrival of the Guests
    3:49
  12. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XII. Masks
    2:45
  13. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XIII. Dance of the Knights
    5:29
  14. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XIV. Juliet's Variation
    2:28
  15. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XV. Mercutio
    2:20
  16. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XVI. Madrigal
    3:43
  17. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XVII. Tybalt Recognizes Romeo
    1:49
  18. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XVIII. Gavotte
    3:39
  19. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XIX. Balcony Scene
    3:49
  20. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XX. Romeo's Variation
    1:05
  21. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 1: XXI. Love Dance
    5:08
  22. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXII. Folk Dance
    3:11
  23. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXIII. Romeo and Mercutio
    2:22
  24. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXIV. Dance of the Five Couples
    3:35
  25. 25.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXV. Dance with Mandolins
    2:03
  26. 26.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXVI. Nurse
    2:08
  27. 27.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXVII. The Nurse and Romeo
    0:52
  28. 28.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXVIII. Romeo at Friar Laurence's
    2:37
  29. 29.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXIX. Juliet at Friar Laurence's
    3:27

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXX. Public Merrymaking
    3:18
  2. 3.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXI. Further Public Festivities
    2:07
  3. 4.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXII. Meeting of Tybalt and Mercutio
    1:54
  4. 5.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXIII. The Duel
    1:19
  5. 6.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXIV. Death of Mercutio
    3:16
  6. 7.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXV. Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio
    2:00
  7. 8.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 2: XXXVI. Finale
    2:31
  8. 9.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XXXVII. Introduction
    1:19
  9. 10.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XXXVIII. Romeo and Juliet
    1:46
  10. 11.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XXXIX. Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell
    5:26
  11. 12.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XL. Nurse
    1:52
  12. 13.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLI. Juliet Refuses to Marry Paris
    2:53
  13. 14.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLII. Juliet Alone
    1:23
  14. 15.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLIII. Interlude
    1:35
  15. 16.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLIV. At Friar Laurence's Cell
    4:59
  16. 17.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLV. Interlude
    1:44
  17. 18.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLVI.Juliet's Room
    3:10
  18. 19.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLVII. Juliet Alone
    5:34
  19. 20.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLVIII. Aubade
    2:42
  20. 21.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: XLIX. Dance of the Girls with Lilies
    2:03
  21. 22.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: L. At Juliet's Bedside
    2:16
  22. 23.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: LI. Juliet's Funeral
    6:18
  23. 24.
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act 3: LII. Juliet's Death
    4:19

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