 Sergei Prokofiev
|  Kabalevsky Overture ‘Colas Breugnon’ Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Prokofiev ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Selection from suites 1 & 2) Kabalevsky’s sparkling overture brilliantly captures the carefree moods of an exuberant hero in the mould of Till Eulenspeigel and Robin Hood. The Tchaikovsky concerto was famously rejected by its original dedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein as being worthless, unplayable and vulgar. How very wrong this has proved to be! Ever since its premiere in 1875 it has been overwhelmingly popular with audiences – and a challenge for pianists. Prokofiev’s celebrated ballet is so full of the most wonderful tunes and orchestral colour that it is a pity that time does not allow us to play it all, but only a generous selection. |
Kabalevsky: Overture ‘Colas Breugnon’
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Prokofiev: ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Montagus and Capulets: Dance of the Knights
The Young Juliet
Scene
Madrigal
Minuet
Masks
Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene
Death of Tybalt
Romeo at Juliet’s Grave