Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suites | BIS BISSACD1301

Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suites

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISSACD1301

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 26th February 2007

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About

This unusual recording presents the entirety of Prokofiev’s highlights from his ballet Romeo and Juliet: all three suites are played, but the twenty movements are performed in the order in which they appear in the ballet. 
 
Lasting a little over half the duration of the complete Romeo and Juliet, they preserve the outline of the narrative and together give a full picture of Prokofiev’s gift for bringing characters, scenes and situations to life in music of vivid, striking power: aggressive energy in the fight music, neo-classical elegance in the courtly dances, and above all great lyrical beauty in the music for the two young lovers and the cruel series of events that leads to their tragic demise. 
 
All this is brought to us by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by its music director Andrew Litton, making his first recording for BIS.

Reviews

Litton offers the composer’s three suites (74 minutes), but he presents the music in the order in which it appears in the ballet. He does not always press the music forward, but follows ballet tempi, taking his time to relish the score’s magical delicacy, with no loss of tension... The recording is in the demonstration bracket...
Penguin Guide 2009
Penguin Guide 4 stars Penguin Rosette Winner

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