Blacher: Romeo & Juliet

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Release Date: 1st Jan 2008
Catalogue No: TROY1008
Label: Albany
Length: 71 minutes

Blacher: Romeo & Juliet

Work length1:11:37

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David Robinson, N'Kenge Simpson
Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Silberschlag

Act One: Chanson I

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Act One: Nr. 1 - Allegro

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Act One: Nr. 2 - Moderato

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Act One: Nr. 3 - Vivace

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Act One: Nr. 4 - Andantino

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Act One: Nr. 5 - Prestissimo

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Act One: Nr. 6 - Allegretto

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Act Two: Chanson II

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Act Two: Nr. 7 - Moderato assai

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Act Two: Nr. 8 - Allegro moderato

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Act Two: Nr. 9 - Allegro molto

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Act Two: Nr. 10 - Andante con moto

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Act Two: Nr. 11 - Presto

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Act Two: Nr. 12 - Maestoso

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Act Three: Chanson III

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Act Three: Nr. 13 - Sostenuto

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Act Three: Nr. 14 - Presto

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Act Three: Nr. 15 - Allegretto

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Act Three: Nr. 16 - Allegro moderato

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Act Three: Nr. 17 - Larghetto

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Act Three: Nr. 18 - Moderato

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Born in China, son of a Baltic businessman employed by the Tsar, Boris Blacher was a true iconoclast, who traveled to exotic locales and studied architecture and mathematics but who, during the 1920’s, took up music, writing works redolent of American jazz, which would get him into trouble after the rise of the Nazis. Yes, Blacher was another composer of “degenerate” music who did eventually write a genuine “hit” – the Orchestral Variations on a Theme of Paganini, a much-recorded piece. In recent years, more of his output has been released on CD, revealing a fascinating, original musical voice. This unique adaptation of Shakespeare’s Rome and Juliet modifies the work in striking ways, omitting some characters, telescoping the action, even resorting to having different characters perform their lines simultaneously, creating an “overlapping dialogue” effect. Musically, the ensemble writing often bears a striking resemblance to Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat,” perhaps a tribute from one master to another.

Blacher: Romeo & Juliet

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