Álvaro Cassuto, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts) (Live) (2023)
BAND/ARTIST: Álvaro Cassuto, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa
- Title: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts) (Live)
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: First Hand Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:01:08
- Total Size: 259 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: I. Introduction (Live)
02. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: II. Romeo (Live)
03. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: IV. Morning Dance (Live)
04. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: X. The Young Juliet (Live)
05. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XI. Arrival of the Guests (Live)
06. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XII. Masks (Live)
07. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XIII. Dance of the Knights (Live)
08. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XIX. Balcony Scene (Live)
09. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XX. Romeo's Variation (Live)
10. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXI. Love Dance (Live)
11. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXII. Folk Dance (Live)
12. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXIV. Dance of the Five Couples (Live)
13. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXIII. Tybalt and Mercutio Fight (Live)
14. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXV. Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio's Death (Live)
15. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXVI. Finale (Live)
16. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXVII. Introduction (Live)
17. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXIX. Farewell Before Parting (Live)
18. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: LI. Juliet's Funeral (Live)
19. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: LII. Death of Juliet (Live)
20. Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (Live)
The present release comprises two works by Russian composers of differing generations, in music which has long been central to the repertoire of composer and conductor ?lvaro Cassuto who is heard conducting the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra. Even before the Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet had made it to the stage, selections were heard in concert on both sides of the Atlantic, and various sequences continue to feature prominently in the orchestral repertoire. Although these sometimes take the guise of one of the three orchestral suites, it has become more common to select freely from across these or even from the overall ballet. Establishing dramatic and musical continuity within this context is more difficult than might be supposed, to which end Cassuto had devised his own selection on this present recording.
Rimsky-Korsakov's mastery of orchestration is heard at its most impressive in the Russian Easter Festival Overture, (composed at much the same time as his symphonic suite Scheherazade). Cast in a loose sonata-form design, the piece falls into three main sections which the composer prefaced with quotations from Psalms, Gospel of Mark and his own description of the Easter celebration. Almost all its themes are derived from the Obikhod, the collection of liturgical chants with which every Russian would then have been familiar - not least the composer, even though he had long since become a non-believer and viewed this music strictly as a source to be utilized in his own compositions.
These two live recordings were originally broadcast by Antena 2, Portuguese Radio and Television in the mid-1990s. This album is the recording's first commercial release.
01. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: I. Introduction (Live)
02. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: II. Romeo (Live)
03. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: IV. Morning Dance (Live)
04. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: X. The Young Juliet (Live)
05. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XI. Arrival of the Guests (Live)
06. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XII. Masks (Live)
07. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XIII. Dance of the Knights (Live)
08. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XIX. Balcony Scene (Live)
09. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XX. Romeo's Variation (Live)
10. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXI. Love Dance (Live)
11. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXII. Folk Dance (Live)
12. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXIV. Dance of the Five Couples (Live)
13. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXIII. Tybalt and Mercutio Fight (Live)
14. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXV. Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio's Death (Live)
15. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXVI. Finale (Live)
16. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXVII. Introduction (Live)
17. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: XXXIX. Farewell Before Parting (Live)
18. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: LI. Juliet's Funeral (Live)
19. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: LII. Death of Juliet (Live)
20. Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (Live)
The present release comprises two works by Russian composers of differing generations, in music which has long been central to the repertoire of composer and conductor ?lvaro Cassuto who is heard conducting the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra. Even before the Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet had made it to the stage, selections were heard in concert on both sides of the Atlantic, and various sequences continue to feature prominently in the orchestral repertoire. Although these sometimes take the guise of one of the three orchestral suites, it has become more common to select freely from across these or even from the overall ballet. Establishing dramatic and musical continuity within this context is more difficult than might be supposed, to which end Cassuto had devised his own selection on this present recording.
Rimsky-Korsakov's mastery of orchestration is heard at its most impressive in the Russian Easter Festival Overture, (composed at much the same time as his symphonic suite Scheherazade). Cast in a loose sonata-form design, the piece falls into three main sections which the composer prefaced with quotations from Psalms, Gospel of Mark and his own description of the Easter celebration. Almost all its themes are derived from the Obikhod, the collection of liturgical chants with which every Russian would then have been familiar - not least the composer, even though he had long since become a non-believer and viewed this music strictly as a source to be utilized in his own compositions.
These two live recordings were originally broadcast by Antena 2, Portuguese Radio and Television in the mid-1990s. This album is the recording's first commercial release.
Year 2023 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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