Description

Hector Berlioz: Romeo & Juliette - Soliste Prazsky Filharmonicky Sbor, Česka Filharmonie, Zdeněk Košler / Supraphon 2x LP, Stereo 1980

1112 2841-42 ZA

Product Details:

Label: Supraphon
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Czechoslovakia
Released: 1980
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Opera

Overview:

This album showcases the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra's mastery of Berlioz's opera "Romeo and Juliet," conducted by Zdeněk Košler. The detailed tracklist highlights the dramatic and emotional depth of the opera.

Interesting Facts:

"Romeo and Juliet" is an opera by Hector Berlioz, first performed in 1839.
The opera is based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet."
The album features a detailed tracklist with scenes from the opera, showcasing the dramatic and emotional depth of Berlioz's music.

Track Listing:

Part I:
1. Introduction: Combats (Combat) - Tumulte (Tumult)
2. Intervention Du Prince (Intervention Of The Prince)
3. Prologue - Strophes - Scherzetto
Part II:
1. Roméo Seul (Romeo Alone) - Tristesse (Sadness)
2. Bruits Lointains de Concert Et de Bal (Distant Sounds From The Concert And The Ball)
3. Grande Fête Chez Capulet (Great Banquet At The Capulets)
Scène D'amour (Love Scene) - Nuit Serène (Serene Night):
1. Le Jardin de Capulet Silencieux Et Déserte (The Capulets' Garden Silent And Deserted)
2. Les Jeunes Capulets Sortant de la Fête En Chantant Des Réminiscences de la Musique Du Bal (The Young Capulets Leaving The Banquet Singing Snatches Of Music From The Ball)
Scherzo: La Reine Mab, Reine Des Songes (Queen Mab, The Queen Of Dreams – The Queen Mab Scherzo)
Part III:
1. Convoi Funèbre de Juliette (Funeral Cortège For The Young Juliet): "Jetez Des Fleurs Pour la Vierge Expirée" ("Throw Flowers For The Dead Virgin")
Roméo Au Tombeau Des Capulets (Romeo At The Tomb Of The Capulets):
1. Nvocation: Réveil de Juliette (Juliet Awakes) - Joie Délirante, Désespoir (Delirious Joy, Despair)
2. Dernières Angoisses Et Mort Des Deux Amants (Last Throes And Death Of The Two Lovers)
Finale:
1. La Foule Accourt Au Cimetière (The Crowd Rushes To The Graveyard)
2. Des Capulets Et Des Montagus (Fight Between The Capulets And Montagues)
3. Récitatif Et Air Du Père Laurence (Friar Lawrence's Recitative And Aria) Aria: "Pauvres Enfants Que Je Pleure" ("Poor Children That I Weep For")
4. Erment de Réconciliation (Oath Of Reconciliation) Oath: "Jurez Donc Par L'auguste Symbole" ("Swear By The Revered Symbol")