Ballet Music

Sergey Koudriakov

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This disk brings together two compositions closely linked to 20th-century ballet music. They are also close from a chronological point of view: Sergey Prokofiev’s Ten Pieces for Piano from the Ballet ‘Romeo and Juliet’ appeared in 1937, Paul Hindemith’s The Four Temperaments for piano and strings in 1940.
Among composers of the last century Prokofiev in particular was devoted to the programmatic suite genre, which allowed him to breathe new life into the musical material of his own, mainly scenic, works. The composer regarded such genre changes as an opportune and natural way to expand not only the

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1.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Folk Dance
04:26
2.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - The Street Awakens (Scene)
01:29
3.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Arrival of the Guests (Minuet)
02:58
4.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Juliet as a Young Girl
03:43
5.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Masks
02:28
6.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - The Montagues and the Capulets
03:37
7.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Friar Laurence
02:42
8.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Mercutio
02:13
9.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Dance of the Girls with Lilies
02:31
10.
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. - Romeo bids Juliet Farewell
08:05
11.
Theme and Variations The Four Temperaments. - Theme
05:26
12.
Theme and Variations The Four Temperaments. - Melancholy
06:42
13.
Theme and Variations The Four Temperaments. - Sanguine
05:44
14.
Theme and Variations The Four Temperaments. - Phlegmatic
04:29
15.
Theme and Variations The Four Temperaments. - Choleric
06:12

Total time: 01:02:45

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