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| ARTIST: | Sergey Prokofiev, Lorin Maazel, Daniel Majeske, David Zauder, Edward Aromond |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Decca |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Romeo And Juliet: Intro - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 1: Romeo - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 1: The Street Awakens/Morning Dance - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 1: The Quarrel - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 1: The Fight - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 1: The Prince Gives His Order/Interlude - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Preparations For The Ball (Juliet And The Nurse) - Sergei Prokofiev , Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Juliet As A Young Girl - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Arrival Of The Guests (Minuet) - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Masks - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Dance Of The Knights - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Juliet's Var - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Mercutio - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Madrigal - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Tybalt Recognises Romeo - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: The Departure Of The Guests (Gavotte) - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Balcony Scene/Romeo's Var/Love Dance - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act II Scene 1: Folk Dance - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act II Scene 1: Romeo And Mercutio - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act II Scene 1: Dance Of The Five Couples - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act II Scene 1: Dance With Mands - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Act II Scene 1: The Nurse/The Nurse Delivers Juliet's Message To Romeo - Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Romeo At Friar Laurence's - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet At Friar Laurence's - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: The People Continue To Make Merry - Further Public Festivities - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Tybalt Meets Mercutio - Tybalt And Mercutio Fight, Mercutio Dies - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Romeo Resolves To Avenge Mercutio's Death - Finale - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Introduction (Act Three) - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: The Last Farewell - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: The Nurse - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet Refuses To Marry Paris - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet Alone - Interlude - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: At Friar Laurence's - Interlude - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet's Room - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet Alone - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Morning Serenade - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Girls With Lilies - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: At Juliet's Bedside - Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet: Juliet's Funeral - Death of Juliet - Prokofiev |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 028945297026 |
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Customer Reviews of Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev's Masterpiece Better known for his "Peter and the Wolf" & "Classical Symphony", Prokofiev's glorious ballet score will delight listeners new to this music. Truly his masterpiece, Prokofiev constantly weaves beautiful melodies which at times are tender and sweet contrasted to moments of high energy and fierceness which perfectly depict the story of Romeo and Juliet. Many of the melodies will be familiar to listeners because of their use on TV ads. The Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Lorin Maazel is outstanding in every way. A great performance and recording at a bargain price. This is one of those "desert island" discs that everyone should own.
A Russian Masterpiece Via Ohio
It may be hard for some to realize that at the time this recording came out in the 1970's you would be very hard pressed to find a complete one of this work. The suites were available and if you really tried you might be able to track down some Soviet lps of the complete work in less than ideal sound. Among Lorin Maazel's first projects when he took over the Cleveland Orchestra was to perform in concert the complete score of Prokofiev's ROMEO AND JULIET. Some complete ballet scores do not really work independent from the stage which is why we usually get excerpts. Maazel rightly believed that Prokofiev's score was structurally symphonic and so varied that it would work by itself. Concert performances and this recording proved him to be right. He skillfully moves through the many moods swings of this score without pulling them out of joint. His vision of a whole drama and not a series of episodes is finely brought out by the superb playing of the Cleveland Orchestra. If they ever had to prove that they rank with the world's best, and they really don't, this performance would do it. The equally superb sound by Decca/London is a delectable icing on the cake.
A no-brainer recommendation
A score this rich and bounteous can stand up to differing interpretations, and that is what you get from Lorin Maazel and Andre Previn. True fans of this ballet will have both recordings (and others besides), but for most listeners, this two-fer is a no-brainer top recommendation. Even if Maazel is not quite as tender as some interpreters in the love scenes, there is also a pungency in this interpretation that isn't matched by other conductors, along with cohesiveness and a real sense of drama. Plus, when it comes to orchestral splendor Maazel has the competition beat all hollow, with the great Cleveland Orchestra at his (and the music's) service. The icing on the cake is the terrific recording job.