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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Alsop, Baltimore Symphony
Naxos

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Alsop, Baltimore Symphony

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Details

Composer
PROKOFIEV, SERGEI
Artist
Alsop
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 09, 2018
Catalog #
8573534-35
UPC
747313353477

About

Based on Shakespeare’s most famous romantic play, Prokofiev’s realization of Romeo and Juliet as a full-length narrative ballet was audacious in its day. It was written during a period of artistic turmoil under a Soviet regime in which arguments raged over such fundamental aspects as the choice between a happy or tragic ending. Famous movements such as the ‘Dance of the Knights’ have helped maintain Romeo and Juliet as Prokofiev’s best-loved stage work. Marin Alsop’s acclaimed cycle of Prokofiev’s Symphonies has been described as “an outstanding achievement” by BBC Music Magazine. Alsop is an inspiring and powerful voice in the international music scene who passionately believes that “music has the power to change lives.” She is recognized across the world for her innovative programming and for her deep commitment to education and the development of audiences of all ages.

REVIEW:

This recording is typical of Alsop’s clear-headed approach, revealing her thorough mastery of details, balanced phrasing, close attention to the orchestral sound, and fidelity to the score, which provides many challenges in its episodic structure. This first-rate performance may remind listeners of the classic complete recordings by Previn and Ozawa, and even though those recordings are still readily available, Alsop’s shows that Romeo and Juliet can still inspire a fine interpretation in the digital era, making this recording essential listening for Prokofiev fans.

– AllMusicGuide.com (B. Sanderson)

Tracklist 52 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Introduction 02:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Introduction
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  3. 2 Act I: Romeo 01:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Romeo
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  4. 3 Act I: The Street Wakens 01:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: The Street Wakens
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  5. 4 Act I: Morning Dance 02:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Morning Dance
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  6. 5 Act I: The Quarrel 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: The Quarrel
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  7. 6 Act I: The Fight 03:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: The Fight
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  8. 7 Act I: The Duke's Command 01:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: The Duke's Command
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  9. 8 Act I: Interlude 01:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Interlude
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  10. 9 Act I: At the Capulets' (Preparations for the Ball) 02:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: At the Capulets' (Preparations for the Ball)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  11. 10 Act I: The Young Juliet 03:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: The Young Juliet
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  12. 11 Act I: Arrival of the Guests 04:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Arrival of the Guests
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  13. 12 Act I: Masks 02:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Masks
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  14. 13 Act I: Dance of the Knights (Montagues and Capulets) 05:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: Dance of the Knights (Montagues and Capulets)
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  15. 14 Act I: Juliet's Variation 02:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Juliet's Variation
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  16. 15 Act I: Mercutio 02:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I: Mercutio
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  17. 16 Act I: Madrigal 03:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act I: Madrigal
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  18. 17 Act I: Tybalt Recognizes Romeo 01:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act I: Tybalt Recognizes Romeo
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  19. 18 Act I: Gavotte 03:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act I: Gavotte
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  20. 19 Act I: Balcony Scene 03:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act I: Balcony Scene
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  21. 20 Act I: Romeo's Variation 01:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act I: Romeo's Variation
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  22. 21 Act I: Love Dance 05:48
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act I: Love Dance
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  23. 22 Act II: Folk Dance 03:42
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II: Folk Dance
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  24. 23 Act II: Romeo and Mercutio 02:17
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II: Romeo and Mercutio
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  25. 24 Act II: Dance of the Five Couples 03:56
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II: Dance of the Five Couples
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  26. 25 Act II: Dance with Mandolins 02:02
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act II: Dance with Mandolins
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  27. 26 Act II: Nurse 02:11
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act II: Nurse
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  28. 27 Act II: The Nurse and Romeo 00:56
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act II: The Nurse and Romeo
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  29. Disc 2
  30. 1 Act II: Romeo at Friar Laurence's 02:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Romeo at Friar Laurence's
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  31. 2 Act II: Juliet at Friar Laurence's 03:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II: Juliet at Friar Laurence's
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  32. 3 Act II: Public Merrymaking 03:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Public Merrymaking
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  33. 4 Act II: Further Public Festivities 02:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Further Public Festivities
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  34. 5 Act II: Meeting of Tybalt and Mercutio 01:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: Meeting of Tybalt and Mercutio
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  35. 6 Act II: The Duel 01:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: The Duel
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  36. 7 Act II: Death of Mercutio 02:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Death of Mercutio
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  37. 8 Act II: Romero Decides to Avenge Mercutio 02:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Romero Decides to Avenge Mercutio
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  38. 9 Act II: Finale 02:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Finale
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  39. 10 Act III: Introduction 01:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III: Introduction
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  40. 11 Act III: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's Bedroom) 01:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's Bedroom)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  41. 12 Act III: Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell 05:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III: Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  42. 13 Act III: Nurse 01:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III: Nurse
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  43. 14 Act III: Juliet Refuses to Marry Paris 02:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III: Juliet Refuses to Marry Paris
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  44. 15 Act III: Juliet Alone 01:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III: Juliet Alone
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  45. 16 Act III: Interlude 01:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III: Interlude
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  46. 17 Act III: At Friar Laurence's Cell 04:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III: At Friar Laurence's Cell
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  47. 18 Act III: Interlude 01:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III: Interlude
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  48. 19 Act III: Juliet's Room 02:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act III: Juliet's Room
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  49. 20 Act III: Juliet Alone 04:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act III: Juliet Alone
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  50. 21 Act III: Aubade (Morning Serenade) 02:38
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act III: Aubade (Morning Serenade)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  51. 22 Act III: Dance of the Girls with Lilies 02:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act III: Dance of the Girls with Lilies
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  52. 23 Act III: At Juliet's Bedside 02:00
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act III: At Juliet's Bedside
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  53. 24 Act IV: Juliet's Funeral 06:00
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act IV: Juliet's Funeral
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  54. 25 Act IV: Juliet's Death 04:09
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act IV: Juliet's Death
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop