Leopold Stokowski - Romeo & Juliet/Romeo & Juliet- - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Ter I. Montagues and Capulets (Suite 2, No. 1) 2. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Ter II. the Child Juliet (Suite 2, No. 2) 3. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Ter III. Dance (Suite 2, No. 4) 4. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Ter IV. Dance of the Antilles Girls (Suite 2, No. 6) 5. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for Orchestra, Op. 101 V. Morning Dance (Suite 3, No. 2) 6. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Bis VI. Romeo and Juliet (Suite 1, No. 6) 7. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Ter VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet (Suite 2, No. 7) 8. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 64 Bis VIII. Death of Tybalt (Suite 1, No. 7) 9. Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture for Orchestra in B minor (3 Versions)

Living people can dance, the dying cannot, Prokofiev wrote to explain the problems he faced when writing music for the ballet Romeo and Juliet. His original score was rejected as 'undanceable' by the Bolshoy Theatre and his initial scheme for a happy ending for the lovers was, fortunately, vetoed. The revised score, however, proved a masterpiece of expressive beauty and drama, with melting love music and huge bravura, and it remains one of the most loved ballet scores of the twentieth century. Andrew Mogrelia has had a varied career of concerts, recording and work with major dance companies. He has worked with the English National, Dutch National, Finnish National, Norwegian National ballets, Netherlands Dance Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, West Australian Ballet and American Ballet Theater. Album Tracks 1. Introduction 2. The Street Wakens 3. Morning Dance 4. The Young Juliet 5. Masks 6. Dance of the Knights 7. Mercutio 8. Madrigal 9. Gavotte 10. Balcony Scene 11. Romeo's Variation 12. Love Dance 13. Dance with Mandolins 14. Romeo at Friar Laurence's 15. Public Merrymaking 16. The Duel 17. Death of Mercutio 18. Finale 19. Introduction 20. Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell 21. Aubade 22. Juliet's Funeral 23. Juliet's Death

The idea of arranging movements from Prokofiev' popular ballet Romeo and Juliet for brass band and percussion is not as strange as it may first seem, since Russia boasts a great brass band tradition. Album Tracks 1. I. Introduction - 2. I. Montagues and Capulets 3. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101 II. Morning Dance (Arr. S.H. Giske for Brass) 4. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64Ter II. Juliet the Young Girl (Arr. S.H. Giske for Brass) 5. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64Bis V. Masks (Arr. F. Rydland for Brass) 6. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64Bis IV. Romeo and Juliet (Arr. R. Gilje for Brass) 7. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101 IV. the Nurse (Arr. S.H. Giske for Brass) 8. III. Friar Lorenzo 9. IV. Dance 10. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64Bis VII. Death of Tybalt (Arr. S.H. Giske for Brass) 11. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64Ter V. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting (Arr. R. Gilje for Brass) 12. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101 V. Aubade (Arr. F. Rydland for Brass) 13. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64Ter VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet (Arr. F. Rydland for Brass) 14. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101 VI. Death of Juliet (Arr. R. Gilje for Brass)