Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1987)
Cover Front Album
Composer Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Conductor Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra / Ensemble I Boston Symphony Orchestra
Length 143:58
Format CD
Genre Orchestral; Ballet
Index 392
Out of Print Yes
Credits
Producer Hanno Rinke
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Track List
73:26
01 Act I: No. 1: Introduction: Andante assai 02:51
02 Act I: Scene 1: No. 2: Romeo (reflective): Andante 01:32
03 Act I: Scene 1: No. 3: The street awakens: Allegretto 02:20
04 Act I: Scene 1: No. 4: Morning Dance: Allegro 02:07
05 Act I: Scene 1: No. 5: The quarrel: Allegro brusco 01:48
06 Act I: Scene 1: No. 6: The Fight: Presto 03:51
07 Act I: Scene 1: No. 7: The Prince's decree: Andante 01:14
08 Act I: Scene 1: No. 8: Interlude: Andante pomposo (L'intesso tempo) 02:15
09 Act I: Scene 2: No. 9: Preperations for the ball (Juliet and the Nurse): Andante assai. Scherzando 02:17
10 Act I: Scene 2: No. 10: Juliet and the young girl: Vivace 03:25
11 Act I: Scene 2: No. 11: Arrival of the guests (Minuet): Assai moderato 03:59
12 Act I: Scene 2: No. 12: Masks (Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio in masks): Moderato marciale 02:42
13 Act I: Scene 2: No. 13: The knights' dance (Juliet and Paris's dance): Allegro pesante 05:18
14 Act I: Scene 2: No. 14: Juliet's variation: Moderato (quasi Allegretto) 02:52
15 Act I: Scene 2: No. 15: Mercutio: Allegro giocoso 02:17
16 Act I: Scene 2: No. 16: Madrigal (Romeo and Juliet): Andante tenero 03:42
17 Act I: Scene 2: No. 17: Tybalt recognizes Romeo: Allegro 02:10
18 Act I: Scene 2: No. 18: Gavotte (Departure of the guests): Allegro 03:39
19 Act I: Scene 2: No. 19: Balcony scene: Larghetto 03:24
20 Act I: Scene 2: No. 20: Romeo's variation: Allegretto amoroso 01:37
21 Act I: Scene 2: No. 21: Romeo and Juliet's love dance: Andante 06:11
22 Act II: Scene 3: No. 22: Folk dance: Allegro giocoso 03:52
23 Act II: Scene 3: No. 23: Romeo and Mercutio: Andante teneroso 02:18
24 Act II: Scene 3: No. 24: Dance of the five couples: Vivo 03:55
25 Act II: Scene 3: No. 25: Dance with the mandolins: Vivace 01:50
70:32
01 Act II: Scene 3: No. 26: The Nurse (looking for Romeo): Adagio scherzoso 02:05
02 Act II: Scene 3: No. 27: The Nurse delivers Juliet's letter to Romeo: Vivace 00:53
03 Act II: Scene 4: No. 28: Romeo at Friar Laurence's: Andante espressivo 02:57
04 Act II: Scene 4: No. 29: Juliet at Friar Laurence's: Lento 03:22
05 Act II: Scene 5: No. 30: The people continue to make merry: Vivo 03:17
06 Act II: Scene 5: No. 31: More merrymaking: Allegro giocoso 02:35
07 Act II: Scene 5: No. 32: Tybalt meets Mercutio: Moderato 01:59
08 Act II: Scene 5: No. 33: Tybalt and Mercutio fight: Precitpitato 01:27
09 Act II: Scene 5: No. 34: Mercutio dies: Moderato 02:30
10 Act II: Scene 5: No. 35: Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's death: Andante. Animato - Presto 02:05
11 Act II: Scene 5: No. 36: Finale of Act II (Cortege with Tybalt's body): Adagio dramatico 02:01
12 Act III: No. 37: Introduction: Andante 01:14
13 Act III: Scene 6: No. 28: Romeo and Juliet: Lento 01:19
14 Act III: Scene 6: No. 39: The last farewell: Andante - Adagio 05:21
15 Act III: Scene 6: No. 40: The Nurse (announces Juliet's parents and Paris): Andante assai - Piu mosso con effetto 02:01
16 Act III: Scene 6: No. 41: Juliet refuses to marry Paris: Vivace - Allegro pesante 02:26
17 Act III: Scene 6: No. 42: Juliet alone: Adagio 01:23
18 Act III: Scene 6: No. 43: Interlude: Adagio (L'istesso tempo) 01:26
19 Act III: Scene 7: No. 44: At Friar Laurence's (Friar Laurence gives Juliet a sleeping-potion): Andante 04:51
20 Act III: Scene 7: No. 45: Interlude: L'istesso tempo 01:37
21 Act III: Scene 8: No. 46: Juliet's bedroom: Moderato tranquillo - Andante dolente 02:40
22 Act III: Scene 8: No. 47: Juliet alone (The sleeping-potion): Andante - Adagio - Andante 04:15
23 Act III: Scene 8: No. 48: Morning serenade (with mandolins): Andante giocoso 02:33
24 Act III: Scene 8: No. 49: Dance of the young girls with the lilies: Andante con eleganza 02:10
25 Act III: Scene 8: No. 50: At Juliet's bedside (Juliet's apparent death): Andante - Adagio 02:10
26 Act IV (Epilogue): Scene 9: No. 51: Juliet's funeral (and Romeo's death): Adagio funebre 05:28
27 Act IV (Epilogue): Scene 9: No. 52: Death of Juliet: Adagio (meno mosso del tempo precedente) 04:27
Personal
Purchase Date 8/30/2002
Value $35.50
Store eBay
Condition 100%
Nationality Russian
Premiere Brno, Czechoslovakia, Debember 30, 1938
"Form" Ballet in Four Acts and Nine Scenes
Period 20th Century
Details
Studio Symphony Hall, Boston
Catalog Number 423 268-2
Live No
Recording Date 10/1/1986
Spars DDD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Note and illustrations

Essay: "Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'" by Rita McAllister