The Orchestra Of Opera North, David Lloyd-Jones - Constant Lambert: Romeo and Juliet & Other Works (2005)
BAND/ARTIST: The Orchestra Of Opera North, David Lloyd-Jones
- Title: Constant Lambert: Romeo and Juliet & Other Works
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:02:51
- Total Size: 259 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: I. Rondino. The Dancers Arrive, Late for Class
02. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: II. Gavotte and Trio. Women's Dance
03. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: III. Scherzetto. Men's Dance
04. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: IV. Siciliana. The Professor Teaches a Pas de deux
05. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: V. Sonatina. The Lovers Are Separated
06. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: I. Entracte. The Stage Is Prepared
07. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: II. Sinfonia. Romeo and Juliet Meet at the Ball
08. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: III. Alla Marcia. The Nurse and the Servant
09. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: IV. Toccata. The Duel Between Romeo and Tybalt
10. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: V. Musette. The Balcony Scene
11. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VI. Burlesca. Paris Enters, Searching for Juliet
12. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VII. Adagietto. The Death of Juliet
13. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VIII. Finale. The Curtain Falls
14. Elegiac Blues "In Memory of Florence Mills"
15. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: I. Allegro risoluto
16. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: II. Presto
17. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: III. Andante
18. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: IV. Allegro
19. The Bird Actors
20. Prize Fight
Constant Lambert—pioneering ballet composer, maverick author and lover of cats—was composing in those heady days between the two wars when English artistic optimism was at a peak. The first English composer to have a work taken up by Diaghilev, his Romeo and Juliet was premiered by the Russian master in Monte Carlo. The story presents elements from the familiar Shakespearean story within the context of rehearsals for a ballet of the same, this convolution itself being typical of Lambert’s desire to avoid the obvious.
The Piano Concerto recorded here dates from 1924 (the 1931 concerto is recorded on Hyperion CDA66754) but had to wait until 1988 before being given its first performance. Then, as now, the soloist was Jonathan Plowright.
Three shorter works complete the programme: Prize Fight responds to the ludicrous musical confections by French contemporaries Satie, Poulenc and Milhaud (Lambert has the boxing ring collapse following a ‘pitch invasion’); The Bird Actors is a resurrected section from the original score for Romeo and Juliet; and Elegiac Blues is a jazz-inflected homage to Lambert’s idol Florence Mills who had so scandalized London ‘polite society’ with her touring shows in the 1920s.
01. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: I. Rondino. The Dancers Arrive, Late for Class
02. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: II. Gavotte and Trio. Women's Dance
03. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: III. Scherzetto. Men's Dance
04. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: IV. Siciliana. The Professor Teaches a Pas de deux
05. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 1: V. Sonatina. The Lovers Are Separated
06. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: I. Entracte. The Stage Is Prepared
07. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: II. Sinfonia. Romeo and Juliet Meet at the Ball
08. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: III. Alla Marcia. The Nurse and the Servant
09. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: IV. Toccata. The Duel Between Romeo and Tybalt
10. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: V. Musette. The Balcony Scene
11. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VI. Burlesca. Paris Enters, Searching for Juliet
12. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VII. Adagietto. The Death of Juliet
13. Romeo and Juliet, Tableau 2: VIII. Finale. The Curtain Falls
14. Elegiac Blues "In Memory of Florence Mills"
15. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: I. Allegro risoluto
16. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: II. Presto
17. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: III. Andante
18. Piano Concerto for Piano Solo, 2 Trumpets, Strings and Timpani: IV. Allegro
19. The Bird Actors
20. Prize Fight
Constant Lambert—pioneering ballet composer, maverick author and lover of cats—was composing in those heady days between the two wars when English artistic optimism was at a peak. The first English composer to have a work taken up by Diaghilev, his Romeo and Juliet was premiered by the Russian master in Monte Carlo. The story presents elements from the familiar Shakespearean story within the context of rehearsals for a ballet of the same, this convolution itself being typical of Lambert’s desire to avoid the obvious.
The Piano Concerto recorded here dates from 1924 (the 1931 concerto is recorded on Hyperion CDA66754) but had to wait until 1988 before being given its first performance. Then, as now, the soloist was Jonathan Plowright.
Three shorter works complete the programme: Prize Fight responds to the ludicrous musical confections by French contemporaries Satie, Poulenc and Milhaud (Lambert has the boxing ring collapse following a ‘pitch invasion’); The Bird Actors is a resurrected section from the original score for Romeo and Juliet; and Elegiac Blues is a jazz-inflected homage to Lambert’s idol Florence Mills who had so scandalized London ‘polite society’ with her touring shows in the 1920s.
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