ROMEO & JULIET - Sergei Prokofiev

Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64

Ballet in four acts and nine scenes

ACT ONE

1-1. No. 1 - Introduction (2:49)

Scene 1

1-2. No. 2 - Romeo (Reflective): Andante (1:31)

1-3. No. 3 - The Street Awakens: Allegretto (2:21)

1-4. No. 4 - Morning Dance: Allegro (2:08)

1-5. No. 5 - The Quarrel: Allegro Brusco (1:48)

1-6. No. 6 - The Fight: Presto (3:52)

1-7. No. 7 - The Prince's Decree: Andante (1:15)

1-8. No. 8 - Interlude: Andante Pomposo (L'istesso Tempo) (2:16)

Scene 2

1-9. No. 9 - Preparations For The Ball (Juliet And The Nurse): Andante Assai. Scherzando (2:17)

1-10 . No. 10 - Juliet The Young Girl: Vivace (3:26)

1-11. No. 11 - Arrival Of The Guests (Minuet): Assai Moderato (4:00)

1-12. No. 12 - Masks (Romeo, Mercutio And Benvolio In Masks): Moderato Marciale (2:43)

1-13. No. 13 - The Knight's Dance (Juliet And Paris's Dance): Allegro Pesante (5:18)

1-14. No. 14 - Juliet's Variation: Moderato (2:52)

1-15. No. 15 - Mercutio: Allegro Giocoso (2:18)

1-16 . No. 16 - Madrigal (Romeo And Juliet): Andante Tenero (3:43)

1-17. No. 17 - Tybalt Recognizes Romeo: Allegro (2:11)

1-18. No. 18 - Gavotte (Departure Of The Guests): Allegro (3:40)

1-19. No. 19 - Balcony Scene: Larghetto (3:24)

1-20. No. 20 - Romeo's Variation: Allegretto Amoroso (1:37)

1-21. No. 21 - Romeo And Juliet's Love Dance: Andante (6:03)

ACT TWO

Scene 3

1-22. No. 22 - Folk Dance: Allegro Giocoso (3:52)

1-23. No. 23 - Romeo And Mercutio: Andante Teneroso (2:18)

1-24. No. 24 - Dance Of The Five Couples: Vivo (3:54)

1-25. No. 25 - Dance With Mandolins: Vivace (1:50)

2-1. No. 26 - The Nurse (Looking For Romeo): Adagio Scherzoso (2:04)

2-2. No. 27 - The Nurse Delivers Juliet's Letter To Romeo: Vivace (0:54)

Scene 4

2-3. No. 28 - Romeo At Friar Laurence's: Andante Espressivo (2:57)

2-4. No. 29 - Juliet At Friar Laurence's: Lento (3:22)

Scene 5

2-5. No. 30 - The People Continue To Make Merry: Vivo (3:17)

2-6. No. 31 - More Merrymaking (Folk Dance Repeated): Allegro Giocoso (2:36)

2-7. No. 32 - Tybalt Meets Mercutio: Moderato (2:00)

2-8. No. 33 - Tybalt And Mercutio Fight: Precipitato (1:27)

2-9. No. 34 - Mercutio Dies: Moderato (2:30)

2-10. No. 35 - Romeo Resolves To Avenge Mercutio's Death: Andante. Animato - Presto (2:05)

2-11. No. 36 - Finale Of Act II (Cortège With Tybalt's Body): Adagio Dramatico (1:50)

ACT THREE

2-12. No. 37 - Introduction (1:14)

Scene 6

2-13. No. 38 - Romeo And Juliet: Lento (1:20)

2-14. No. 39 - The Last Farewell: Andante - Adagio (5:22)

2-15. No. 40 - The Nurse (Announces Juliet's Parents And Paris): Andante Assai - Più Mosso Con Effetto (2:01)

2-16. No. 41 - Juliet Refuses To Marry Paris: Vivace - Allegro Pesante (2:26)

2-17. No. 42 - Juliet Alone: Adagio (1:24)

2-18. No. 43 - Interlude: Adagio (L'istesso Tempo) (1:37)

Scene 7

2-19. No. 44 - At Friar Laurence's (Friar Laurence Gives Juliet A Sleeping-Potion): Andante (4:52)

2-20. No. 45 - Interlude: L'istesso Tempo (1:37)

Scene 8

2-21. No. 46 - Juliet's Bedroom: Moderato Tranquillo - Andante Dolente (2:40)

2-22. No. 47 - Juliet Alone (The Sleeping-Potion): Andante - Adagio - Andante (4:16)

2-23. No. 48 - Morning Serenade (With Mandolin): Andante Giocoso (2:34)

2-24. No. 49 - Dance Of The Young Girls With The Lilies: Andante Con Eleganza (2:11)

2-25. No. 50 - At Juliet's Bedside (Juliet's Apparent Death): Andante - Adagio (2:04)

ACT FOUR

Scene 9

2-26. No. 51 - Juliet's Funeral (And Romeo's Death): Adagio Funebre (5:29)

2-27. No. 52 - Death Of Juliet: Adagio (Meno Mosso Del Tempo Precedente) (4:27)

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SEIJI OZAWA

Recording: Boston, Symphony Hall, 10/1986

MUSIC FOR STRINGS - Edward Elgar / Ralph Vaughan Williams / Benjamin Britten

EDWARD ELGAR

1. Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op 47 (14:08)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

2. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis  (14:26)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10

3. I. Introduction and Theme (1:43)

4. II. Variation 1 - Adagio (2:17)

5. III. Variation 2 - March (1:02)

6. IV. Variation 3 - Romance (1:25)

7. V. Variation 4 - Aria Italiana (1:17)

8. VI. Variation 5 - Bourrée classique (1:16)

9. VII. Variation 6 - Wiener Walzer (2:39)

10. VIII. Variation 7 - Moto perpetuo (1:07)

11. IX. Variation 8 - Funeral March (3:47)

12. X. Variation 9 - Chant (1:50)

13. XI. Variation 10 - Fugue and Finale (7:02)

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STRING ENSEMBLE

ROMAN SIMOVIC

Recorded live, 3 February 2016 at the Barbican, London

THE WASPS / GREENSLEEVES - Ralph Vaughan Williams // ENIGMA VARIATIONS - Sir Edward Elgar

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite

1. Overture (8:51)

2. Entr'acte, molto moderato (2:48)

3. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils (3:02)

4. Entr'acte, andante (4:11)

5. Ballet and Final Tableau (6:22)

6. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (4:33)

SIR EDWARD ELGAR

Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma"

7. Variation I (C.A.E.) (3:18)

8. Variation II (H.D. S.-P.) (0:48)

9. Variation III (R.B.T.) (1:30)

10. Variation IV (W.M.B.) (0:32)

11. Variation V (R.P.A.) (2:09)

12. Variation VI (Isabel) (1:15)

13. Variation VII (Troyte) (0:59)

14. Variation VIII (W.N.) (1:53)

15. Variation IX (Nimrod) (4:25)

16. Variation X (Dorabella) (2:39)

17. Variation XI (G.R.S.) (0:59)

18. Variation XII (B.G.N.) (2:41)

19. Variation XIII (***): Romanza (2:56)

20. Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale(5:16)

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

MICHAEL STERN

Recorded May 4-6, 2011, Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri

ORCHESTRAL WORKS - Gerald Finzi

1. A Severn Rhapsody Op. 3 (6:14)

2. Nocturne (New Year Music) Op. 7 (10:23)

Three Soliloquies for small orchestra

(From the Suite Love's Labours Lost Op. 28)

3. I. Grazioso (1:40)

4. II. Adagio (1:34)

5. III. Allegro Graziozo (1:19)

6. Romance for string orchestra Op. 11 (8:08)

7. Prelude for string orchestra Op. 25 (5:16)

8. The Fall of the Leaf, Elegy for orchestra Op. 20 (9:14)

9. Introit for small orchestra and solo violin Op. 6 (9:48)

RODNEY FRIEND, solo violin

LONDON  PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

SIR ADRIAN BOULT, conductor

10. Eclogue for piano and string orchestra Op. 10 (10:33)

11. Grand Fantasia & Toccata for piano and Orchestra Op. 38 (15:14)

PETER KATIN, piano

NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

VERNON HANDLEY, conductor

     

RHAPSODY IN BLUE / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - George Gershwin // WEST SIDE STORY Symphonic Dances / ON THE WATERFRONT Symphonic Suite - Leonard Bernstein

GEORGE GERSHWIN

1. Rhapsody in Blue (16:34)

Orchestration : Ferde Grofé

Recorded at St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, June 23, 1959

COLUMBIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

LEONARD BERNSTEIN, pianist & conductor

2. An American in Paris (18:23)

Recorded at St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, December 15, 1958

LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Orchestration : Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal

Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City, USA, March 6, 1961

3. Prologue. Allegro moderato (4:07)

4. "Somewhere". Adagio (3:53)

5. Scherzo. Vivace leggiero (1:17)

6. Mambo. Presto (2:15)

7. Cha-Cha ("Maria"). Andantino con grazia (0:58)

8. Meeting Scene. Meno mosso (0:43)

9. "Cool" Fugue. Allegretto (3:04)

10. Rumble. Molto allegro (1:53)

11. Finale. Adagio (2:54)

Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City, USA, March 16, 1960

12. Andante (with dignity) - Presto barbaro (2:58)

13. Adagio - Allegro molto agitato - Alla breve (Poco più mosso) - Presto come prima (2:18)

14. Andante largamente - More Flowing - Still More Flowing - Poco meno mosso - Lento (4:53)

15. Moving Forward, with Warmth - Largamente - A tempo - Calmato - Andante come prima - Sempre avanti, With Intensity - Ancora più mosso (4:25)

16. Allegro non troppo, molto marcato - Poco più sostenuto - Moving Forward - Meno mosso (2:50)

17. A tempo (Poco più sostenuto) (2:07)

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

LEONARD BERNSTEIN, conductor

ROMAN TRILOGY - Ottorino Respighi

Feste Romane, P. 157

Poema Sinfonico per Orchestra

1. I. Circenses (4:16)

2. II. Giubilio (6:30)

3. III. L'Ottobrata (7:51)

4. IV. La Befana (5:15)

Fontane di Roma, P. 106

Poema Sinfonico per Orchestra

5. I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (4:17)

6. II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (2:23)

7. III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (3:04)

8. IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (5:15)

Pini di Roma, P. 141

Poema Sinfonico per Orchestra

9. I. I pini di Villa Borghese (2:39)

10. II. I pini presso una catacomba (6:40)

11. III. I pini del Gianicolo (6:43)

12. IV. I pini della Via Appia (5:12)

SINFONIA OF LONDON

JOHN WILSON

THE PLANETS - Gustav Holst / ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA - Richard Strauss

RICHARD STRAUSS

Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 

Tone-poem for Large Orchestra

1. Einleitung (Introduction) (2:00)

2. Von den Hinterweltern (Of the Backworldsmen) (3:16)

3. Von der Großen Sehnsucht (Of the Great Longing) (1:42)

4. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Of Joys and Passions) (1:56)

5. Das Grablied (The Song of the Grave) (1:57)

6. Von der Wissenschaft (Of Science and Learning) (4:13)

7. Der Genesende (The Convalescent) (4:39)

8. Das Tanzlied (The Dance-Song) (6:34)

9. Nachtwandlerlied (Song of the Night Wanderer) (3:38)

GUSTAV HOLST

The Planets Op. 32

10. Mars, The Bringer Of War - Allegro (6:37)

11. Venus, The Bringer Of Peace - Adagio – Andante – Animato – Tempo I (7:25)

12. Mercury, The Winged Messenger - Vivace (3:59)

13. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Allegro Giocosso – Andante Maestoso – Tempo I – Maestoso – Lento Maestoso – Presto (8:01)

14. Saturn, The Bringer Of Old Age - Adagio – Andante (7:45)

15. Uranus, The Magician - Allegro – Lento – Allegro – Largo (5:24)

16. Neptune, The Mystic - Andante – Allegretto (6:47)

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

WILLIAM STEINBERG

     

Recording : Boston Symphony Hall

3/1971                                                                        9 & 10/1970