Summary: "Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet" In the early- and mid- twentieth century, the three major Tchaikovsky ballets were viewed as the three greatest full-length Russian ballets. Not surprisingly, they were also more popular by wide margins than all other works in the genre. By the latter quarter of the century, however, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet had entered the trio's select company and remains exceedingly popular today. It]is one of Prokofiev's supreme masterpieces and, via the three suites extracted from it, among his most often-played music. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/07RomeoAndJulietOp.64SuiteII [First time on our podcasting channel]
