Romeo & Juliet

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa

Romeo and Juliet is a ballet score by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, composed in 1935–36 and first performed in 1938. The music blends late-Romantic orchestration with modernist harmonies and recurring leitmotifs, and in Prokofiev's output it marks a move towards larger-scale theatrical writing that emphasised lyrical melody and vivid characterisation within 20th-century ballet repertoire.
First released: 1st October 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I. Introduction. Andante assai
    2:51
  2. 2.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. The Nurse (looking for Romeo). Adagio scherzoso
    2:05
  3. 3.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. The Nurse delivers Juliet’s letter to Romeo. Vivace
    0:53
  4. 4.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. Romeo (reflective). Andante
    1:32
  5. 5.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. The street awakens. Allegretto
    2:20
  6. 6.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene IV. Romeo at Friar Laurence’s. Andante espressivo
    2:57
  7. 7.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. Morning dance. Allegro
    2:07
  8. 8.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene IV. Juliet at Friar Laurence’s. Lento
    3:22
  9. 9.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. The quarrel. Allegro brusco
    1:48
  10. 10.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. The people continue to make merry. Vivo
    3:17
  11. 11.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. More merrymaking (folk dance repeated). Allegro giocoso
    2:35
  12. 12.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. The fight. Presto
    3:51
  13. 13.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene I. The Prince’s decree. Andante
    1:14
  14. 14.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. Tybalt meets Mercutio. Moderato
    1:59
  15. 15.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. Tybalt and Mercutio fight. Precipitato
    1:27
  16. 16.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I. Interlude. Andante pomposo (L’istesso tempo)
    2:15
  17. 17.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Preparations for the ball (Juliet and the Nurse). Andante assai – Scherzando
    2:17
  18. 18.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. Mercutio dies. Moderato
    2:30
  19. 19.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio’s death. Andante. Animato – Presto
    2:05
  20. 20.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Juliet the young girl. Vivace
    3:25
  21. 21.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Arrival of the guests (Minuet). Assai moderato
    3:59
  22. 22.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene V. Finale of Act II (Cortège with Tybalt’s body). Adagio dramatico
    2:01
  23. 23.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Masks (Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio in masks). Moderato marciale
    2:42
  24. 24.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III. Introduction. Andante
    1:14
  25. 25.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. The knights’ dance (Juliet and Paris’s dance). Allegro pesante
    5:18
  26. 26.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. Romeo and Juliet. Lento
    1:19
  27. 27.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. The last farewell. Andante – Adagio
    5:21
  28. 28.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Juliet’s variation. Moderato (quasi Allegretto)
    2:52
  29. 29.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. The Nurse (announces Juliet’s parents and Paris). Andante assai – Più mosso con effetto
    2:01
  30. 30.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Mercutio. Allegro giocoso
    2:17
  31. 31.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. Juliet refuses to marry Paris. Vivace – Allegro pesante
    2:26
  32. 32.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Madrigal (Romeo and Juliet). Andante tenero
    3:42
  33. 33.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Tybalt recognizes Romeo. Allegro
    2:10
  34. 34.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. Juliet alone. Adagio
    1:23
  35. 35.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Gavotte (Departure of the guests). Allegro
    3:39
  36. 36.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VI. Interlude. Adagio (L’istesso tempo)
    1:26
  37. 37.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VII. At Friar Laurence’s (Friar Laurence gives Juliet a sleeping‐potion). Andante
    4:51
  38. 38.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Balcony scene. Larghetto
    3:24
  39. 39.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VII. Interlude. L’istesso tempo
    1:37
  40. 40.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Romeo’s variation. Allegretto amoroso
    1:37
  41. 41.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VIII. Juliet’s bedroom. Moderato tranquillo – Andante dolente
    2:40
  42. 42.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act I, Scene II. Romeo and Juliet’s love dance. Andante
    6:11
  43. 43.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. Folk dance. Allegro giocoso
    3:52
  44. 44.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VIII. Juliet alone (The sleeping‐potion). Andante – Adagio – Andante
    4:15
  45. 45.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VIII. Morning serenade (with mandolins). Andante giocoso
    2:33
  46. 46.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. Romeo and Mercutio. Andante teneroso
    2:18
  47. 47.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. Dance of the five couples. Vivo
    3:55
  48. 48.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VIII. Dance of the young girls with the lilies. Andante con eleganza
    2:10
  49. 49.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act II, Scene III. Dance with mandolins. Vivace
    1:50
  50. 50.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act III, Scene VIII. At Juliet’s bedside (Juliet’s apparent death). Andante – Adagio
    2:10
  51. 51.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act IV, Scene IX. Juliet’s funeral (and Romeo’s death). Adagio funebre
    5:28
  52. 52.
    Romeo & Juliet: Act IV, Scene IX. Death of Juliet. Adagio (meno mosso del tempo precedente)
    4:27

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