Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo & Juliet, Muti (CD)

Discs: 1
Record Label: CSO Resound
Release Date: September 29, 2014

Recorded in 2013, Maestro Riccardo Muti's performances of selections from Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet drew critical acclaim. On this recording, Riccardo Muti conducts selections from both of Prokofiev's suites derives from his ballet — beginning with Montagues and Capulets and taking the listener on a journey through Shakespeare's story as told by Sergei Prokofiev.

Contents:

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Excerpts
October 2013, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Track Listing:

1. Montagues and Capulets
2. Juliet the Young Girl
3. Madrigal
4. Minuet
5. Masks
6. Romeo and Juliet
7. Death of Tybalt
8. Friar Laurence
9. Romeo and Juliet before Parting
10. Romeo at Juliet’s Tomb