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Special offer. Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Katija Dragojevic (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Swedish Radio Choir, Robin Ticciati

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Special offer. Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Katija Dragojevic (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Swedish Radio Choir, Robin Ticciati

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About

Ticciati has previously recorded Symphonie Fantastique, Les nuits d'été & La mort de Cléopâtre and L'enfance du Christ; the latter was named Gramophone's 'Top Choice' recording of this repertoire.

Ticciati and the SRSO are joined by the Swedish Radio Choir, a phenomenal ensemble and one of the best large-scale choruses in Europe, alongside featured soloists Katija Dragojevic mezzo-soprano, Andrew Staples tenor and Alastair Miles bass.

Roméo et Juliette was considered a pinnacle of French Romanticism and a brilliant example of Berlioz's orchestral mastery. The work is one of the most original conceptions of the nineteenth century: deftly poised between symphony and stage drama.

Robin Ticciati fully communicates the range of Berlioz's imagination; he brings an innate understanding of the romanticism of the music and succeeds in delivering a performance that is brimming with color.

Contents and tracklist

I. Introduction Instrumentale (Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du Prince)
Track length4:43
II. Prologue. Récitatif harmonique. "D'anciennes haines endormies"
Track length5:10
III. Strophes. "Premiers transports que nul n'oublie!"
Track length6:00
IV. "Bientôt de Roméo" - ScherzettoVocal. "Mab, la messagère"
Track length3:19
I. V. Roméo seul. Tristesse - Bruit lontain de bal et de concert
Track length6:57
II. VI. Grande fête chez Capulet
Track length5:54
I. VII. Nuit sereine. Le jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert
Track length18:52
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I. VIII. La reine Mab, ou la Fée des songes
Track length8:09
I. IX. "Jetez des fleurs pour laVierge expirée!"
Track length9:28
I. X. Roméo au tombeau des Capulets
Track length1:33
II. XI. Invocation - Réveil de Juliette - Joie délirante, désespoir, dernières angoisses et mort des deux amants
Track length6:18
I. XII. La foule accourt au cimetière - Rixe des Capulets et des Montagus
Track length4:07
II. XIII. Air. "Pauvres enfants que je pleure"
Track length8:43
III. XIV. Serment de réconciliation
Track length4:44

Awards and reviews

November 2016

If freshness and vitality appeal more than sheer richness, try listening to this

11th September 2016

orchestrally superb...The sound pictures are precise and subtle...Katija Dragojevic is a gorgeously warm mezzo, and Alastair Miles a stentorian bass in the final Serment de réconciliation, but a boxy acoustic underbalances the chorus.
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