Paavo Järvi - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Complete Suites from the Ballet (2022)

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Artist: Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Title: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Complete Suites from the Ballet
Year Of Release: 2003 / 2022
Label: Telarc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:14:18
Total Size: 289 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: I. Folk Dance
02. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: II. Scene (The Street Awakens)
03. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: III. Madrigal
04. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: IV. Minuet (The Arrival of the Guests)
05. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: V. Masks
06. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: VI. Romeo and Juliet
07. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: VII. Death of Tybalt
08. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
09. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: II. The Child Juliet
10. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: III. Friar Laurence
11. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: IV. Dance
12. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: V. Romeo at Juliet's Before Parting
13. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: VI. Dance of the Antilles Girls
14. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet
15. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: I. Romeo at the Fountain
16. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: II. Morning Dance
17. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: III. Juliet
18. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: IV. The Nurse
19. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: V. Aubade (Morning Serenade)
20. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: VI. The Death of Juliet

Aside from the fact that there'd be two discs rather than one and that the price would therefore be doubled, is there any reason why Paavo Järvi's recording of Prokofiev's Romeo et Juliette with the Cincinnati Symphony should be just of the three concert suites and not of the whole full-evening ballet? Certainly it's not the fault of the music. Romeo et Juliette is probably his best dramatic work; arguably his best orchestral work; and absolutely his most lyrical, emotional, and deeply moving work. Certainly it's not the playing. With its powerful brass, its voluptuous violins, its colorful woodwinds, and its precise and powerful percussion, the Cincinnati Symphony has never sounded better. Certainly it's not the conducting. Järvi control of the ensemble is complete, his tempos, his balances, and his phrasing are ideal and -- best of all -- his conducting lets the music dance and his interpretation lets it sing. And surely it's not the sound. Telarc's digital recording is as close to real as any recording ever made. The only thing that could improve this recording would be more of it. But as it stands, this is the finest recording of the Suites From Romeo et Juliette ever made.

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