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Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'

The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk in Lili Boulanger's Psalm 130, James MacMillan's The Sacrifice, and Prokofiev's kaleidoscopic Romeo and Juliet.

The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk in Lili Boulanger's Psalm 130, James MacMillan's The Sacrifice, and Prokofiev's kaleidoscopic Romeo and Juliet.

Recorded on the 16th May 2025 at the Barbican. Presented by Ian Skelly.

Lili Boulanger: Psalm 130 'Du fond de l'ab卯me'(24 mins)
Sir James MacMillan: Three Interludes from 'The Sacrifice'

Interval

Sergey Prokofiev: Excerpts from 'Romeo and Juliet'

Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus
蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor)

鈥淗ow silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!鈥� Shakespeare鈥檚 tragic lovers have inspired composers for centuries, but there鈥檚 still no interpretation of their tale that quite surpasses Prokofiev鈥檚 great Soviet ballet-score: Romeo and Juliet retold in music that鈥檚 as sharp as a rapier and as tender as a kiss.

It鈥檚 perfect for Dima Slobodeniuk, an artist whose flair for drama is matched only by his deep personal affinity with Russian music. First, though, experience the epic passion and blazing grandeur of Lili Boulanger鈥檚 Psalm 130 鈥� the single mightiest achievement by the composer whose untimely death in 1918 robbed the 20th century of one of its most brilliant musical minds. A gripping complement to Prokofiev鈥檚 star-crossed passion.

2 hours, 14 minutes

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Tue 3 Jun 2025 19:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Lili Boulanger

    Psalm 130 (Du fond de l'abime)

    Singer: Marta Fontanals-Simmons. Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.

  • James MacMillan

    The Sacrifice: 3 interludes from the opera

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.

  • Henry Purcell

    Timon of Athens, the man-hater - Overture, and Curtain Tune

    Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Director: Roy Goodman.
    • Hyperion.

  • Thomas Linley (the younger)

    The Tempest - Come unto these yellow sands

    Performer: Paul Goodwin. Singer: Julia Gooding. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Director: Roy Goodman.
    • Hyperion.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet - ballet Op.64

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.

  • Samuel Barber

    Dover Beach, Op 3

    Performer: Bob Mann. Performer: Earl Carlyss. Performer: Raphael Hillyer. Performer: Claus Adam. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. Ensemble: Juilliard String Quartet.
    • Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915: Various.
    • Masterworks Portrait.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 Jun 2025 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3