Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suites 1-3
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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Cat No: MDG65022902
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 21st July 2023
Contents
Works
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.1, op.64aRomeo and Juliet: Suite no.2, op.64b
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.3, op.101
Artists
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-OrchesterConductor
Stanislaw SkrowaczewskiWorks
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.1, op.64aRomeo and Juliet: Suite no.2, op.64b
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.3, op.101
Artists
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-OrchesterConductor
Stanislaw SkrowaczewskiAbout
Born in Lwów, Poland, (now Lviv, Ukraine), Skrowaczewski's musical talent was recognised and encouraged early. At the age of just 13, he performed Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. Due to an injury he received during WW2, he had to give up his career as a pianist and instead had great success as a composer and conductor. Internationally sought-after, Skrowaczewski conducted in Europe, East Asia and the USA; he had long- lasting influence on the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Romeo and Juliet is one of Prokofiev's most popular works. Yet the ballet was initially regarded by the Bolshoi Theatre as "undanceable". A few years later, it was premiered in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), by which time Prokofiev, aware of its dramatic effect, had already arranged the music into three very effective concert suites.
In the Tsarist Empire, Prokofiev was considered the enfant terrible of Russian music. And even in the Soviet Union, to which he had later returned after emigrating, his music struggled. His sometimes brusque tonal language with its ferocious dynamics disturbed many a cultural bureaucrat. He died on the same day as Stalin, which was why there were neither flowers nor musicians at his funeral - instead, a recording of Romeo and Juliet was played.
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