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Concert Saturday 17th May 2014 at 19:45 – Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Skip to content Berlioz Three movements from the Dramatic Symphony “Roméo et Juliette”
Romeo Alone and Capulet’s Ball, Love Scene, Queen Mab Scherzo
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture
We end our season with three very different works depicting Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky’s sublime fantasy overture weaves the main themes of the story into twenty minutes of orchestral perfection. In West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein transplants the two doomed lovers to jazzy 1950’s New York. His Symphonic Dances leave the listener breathless as they are shamelessly bombarded with many of the twentieth century’s best tunes, including ‘Maria’, ‘America’ and ‘Cool.’ Berlioz was equally inspired, especially by his wife-to-be’s performance as Shakespeare’s Juliet. His ‘take’ on the work is bursting with harmonic imagination, fervent power, eloquent emotion and frustrated desire.
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
Bernstein: West Side Story
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliette
Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road - Beckenham
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