Artist: Gerard Schwarz

Title: Romeo & Juliet Suites 1 & 2 / Pushkin Waltz No. 2

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Naxos

UPC: 747313121076

Genre: Classical Composers

Album Tracks

1. I. Folk Dance 00:04:38
2. II. a Scene 00:01:35
3. III. Madrigal 00:03:55
4. IV. Minuet 00:03:06
5. V. Masks 00:02:18
6. VI. Romeo and Juliet 00:08:19
7. VII. the Death of Tybalt 00:04:57
8. I. Montagues and Capulets 00:06:11
9. II. the Young Girl Juliet 00:04:24
10. III. Friar Lawrence 00:03:06
11. IV. Danse 00:01:59
12. V. Romeo with Juliet Before Parting 00:09:41
13. VI. Dance of the Antillian Girls 00:02:07
14. VII. Romeo at the Tomb of Juliet 00:06:50
15. Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120: No. 2. Waltz in C - Sharp minor: Allegro Meditativo 00:04:35

Sergey Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet was completed after the composer's final repatriation to Soviet Russia after a period abroad. It was written for the Kirov Ballet but early productions faltered, and Prokofiev soon adapted his music to the concert hall. The Suites avoid narrative sequence, selecting crucial moments such as the famous "balcony scene", and dramatic climaxes such as the Death of Tybalt. Composed to celebrate the famous author's 150th anniversary, the Pushkin Waltzes are relaxed, easygoing, and with a typically witty edge.