Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
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Composer: Sergey ProkofievConductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-05-13
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Introduction
- Romeo
- The Street Wakens
- Morning Dance
- The Quarrel
- The Fight
- The Prince's Command
- Interlude
- At The Capulets'
- The Young Juliet
- Arrival Of The Guests
- Masks
- Dance Of The Knights
- Juliet's Variation
- Mercutio
- Madrigal
- Tybalt Recognises Romeo
- Gavotte
- Balcony Scene
- Romeo's Variation
- Love Dance
- Folk Dance
- Romeo And Mercutio
- Dance Of The Five Couples
- Dance With The Mandolins
- The Nurse
- The Nurse And Romeo
- Romeo At Friar Laurence's
- Juliet At Friar Laurence's
- Public Merrymaking
- Further Public Festivities
- Meeting Of Tybalt And Mercutio
- The Duel
- Mercutio's Death
- Romeo Decides To Avenge Mercutio
- Finale
- Introduction
- Romeo And Juliet
- Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell
- The Nurse
- Juliet Refuses To Marry Paris
- Juliet Alone
- Interlude
- Friar Laurence's Cell
- Interlude
- Juliet's Room
- Juliet Alone
- Aubade
- Dance Of The Girls With Lilies
- Juliet's Bedside
- Juliet's Funeral
- Juliet's Death
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Free Music Review: First choice for sound, and quite good for conducting
Hit: 4 Stars
Ashkenazy is a pet conductor of Decca's and has been for three decades or more, even though his recordings don't make much of an impression outside Britain, I imagine. He has sound, fi conservative musical instincts, like his friend and equal, Andre Previn, whose repertoire often overlaps Ashkenazy's. In this case, both have made reliable versions of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet ballet. Previn has the better orchestra in the LSO, but Ashkenazy has far better sound -- it's easy, detailed, and lush.
I don't hear quite the exceptional qualities that the other reviewers have found here. (Sampling the Balcony Scene, for example, there's a lack of mystery, and Ashkenazy seems impatient to get through the opening moments that set the night atmosphere.) We're spoiled for choice with Romeo and Juliet. There are sizzling accounts of the two suites from Abbado and Salonen, both leading the stupendous Berlin Phil., and a profound one of Suite #2 from Mravinsky. The complete ballet has been authoritatively conducted by Gergiev and his Kirov Orchestra (if only Philips had given them more vivid sound). Decca has a virtuosic one with Maazel and the Cleveland Orch. that the Royal Phil. can't compete with.
But Ashkenazy is in good form, and he does supply some thrills and spills along the way, making his version one of the most viscerally riveting when coupled to Decca's state-of-the-art digital sound. Without soaring to the heights, it's very recommendable.
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