Sergey Prokofiev Modest Mussorgsky Dimitri Mitropoulos - Prokofiev Romeo Juliet Ballet (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Sergey Prokofiev, Modest Mussorgsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Ballet
Genres: Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Montagues and Capulets (No. 1 from Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter)
2. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Juliet, the Young Girl (No. 2 from Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter)
3. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Folk Dance (No. 1 from Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis)
4. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Masks (No. 5 from Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis)
5. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Romeo and Juliet (No. 6 from Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis)
6. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Death of Tybalt (No. 7 from Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis)
7. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Romeo at Juliet's before Parting (No. 5 from Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter)
8. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Friar Laurence (No. 3 from Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter)
9. Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Op. 64 (Excerpts); Romeo at the Grave of Juliet (No. 7 from Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter)
10. Night On Bald Mountain
11. Lieutenant Kij? Suite, Op. 60 (Symphonic suite for Orchestra); I. The Birth of Kij?. Andante assai - Doppio movimento
12. Lieutenant Kij? Suite, Op. 60 (Symphonic suite for Orchestra); II. Romance. Andante - Allegretto - Andante come prima
13. Lieutenant Kij? Suite, Op. 60 (Symphonic suite for Orchestra); III. Kij?'s Wedding. Allegro fastoso - Pi? animato
14. Lieutenant Kij? Suite, Op. 60 (Symphonic suite for Orchestra); IV. Troika. Moderato - Allegro con brio
15. Lieutenant Kij? Suite, Op. 60 (Symphonic suite for Orchestra); V. Kij?'s Funeral. Andante assai - Allegro moderato

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CD Details

All Artists: Sergey Prokofiev, Modest Mussorgsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos, New York Philharmonic
Title: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Ballet
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 8/1/2006
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 828767876122

CD Reviews

The way shakespeare would have liked it

Janice S. G. | Columbus, OH | 08/06/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own around 10, 11, 12 recordings of Prokofiev's wonderful "Romeo and Juliet" and this one beats them all. From the opening notes of the first track, "The Montagues and Capulets," this recording will take you away. The playing is passionate and Mitropoulos is totally committed to the work, not holding back a darned thing. Extraordinary!

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Classic Mitropoulos recordings, in best sound

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11/03/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To the general music public the name of Dmitri Mitropoulos is nearly forgotten. He had the mistfortune to die at the premature age of 64 (while conducting) in 1960, leaving behind a legacy of LPs that was mostly in mono and none too plentiful. Nor was his tenure with the NY Phil. before the heralded arrival of Leonard Bernstein (a personal disciple) any great success. The fact is that Mitropoulos, a fiery Greek , mystical by temperament, and openly gay, was an outsider. Yet his name always comes up whenever a short list of great twentieth-century conductors is compiled.

This CD offers an appealing introduction to his art. The main item, nine selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, is one of the best every recorded, full of expression, tenderness, and insight. It's also in good Fifties stereo, now well remastered by Sony. The two filllers are Russian chestnuts from the pops category. the Lt. Kije Suite is brash and energetic but in fairly screechy mono. It can't really compete with Reiner's classic rendition on RCA. Fortuntely, The Night on Bald Mountain, played in the usual Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement, is in decent stereo. Mitropoulos is fairly reserved here, at least compared to a barnstormer like Stokowski, and I'm not sure he had much interest in the piece.

So if you want best sound for the Romeo and Juliet, this is the version to get. Otherwise you can buy it on a bargain Sony release coupled with a Rite of Spring from Mehta and the NY PHil. that boasts vivid sonics and lots of dynamic impact."