Romeo and Juliet Piotr Ilich Tchaikowsky (Pyotr Peter Ilyich Iljitsch Tschaikovsky) / Arr. Roger Niese

Titel / Title: Romeo et Juliet Overture Fantasie
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen


[EN]The Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, composed in the autumn of 1869, was Tschaikowsky's first orchestral masterpiece.He was only twent-nine years old and still much influenced by Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) who had suggested to compose an overture based on Shakespeare's play. Tschaikowsky completed the score in a few months and he described the resulting work as a fantasy overture in wich the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets is contrasted with the more lyrical themes representing the fated lovers.
[DE]Die Fantasie-Ouvertüre Romeo und Julia, komponiert im Herbst 1869, war Tschaikowskys erstes orchestrales Meisterwerk. Er war erst neunundzwanzig Jahre alt und noch stark von Mili Balakirew (1837-1910) beeinflusst, der ihm vorgeschlagen hatte, eine Ouvertüre auf der Grundlage von Shakespeares Stück zu komponieren. Tschaikowsky vollendete die Partitur in wenigen Monaten und beschrieb das Werk als eine Fantasie-Ouvertüre, in der der Konflikt zwischen den Montagues und Capulets mit den lyrischen Themen der schicksalhaften Liebenden kontrastiert wird.
Titel / Title: Romeo and Juliet
Untertitel / Subtitle: Overture Fantasy
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music orchestral series
Overture Fantasy

The Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, composed in the autumn of 1869, was Tschaikowsky's first orchestral masterpiece.He was only twent-nine years old and still much influenced by Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) who had suggested to compose an overture based on Shakespeare's play. Tschaikowsky completed the score in a few months and he described the resulting work as a fantasy overture in wich the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets is contrasted with the more lyrical themes representing the fated lovers.

The Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet', composed in the autumn of 1869, was Tschaikowsky's first orchestral masterpiece.He was only twent-nine years old and still much influenced by Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) who had suggested to compose an overture based on Shakespeare's play. Tschaikowsky completed the score in a few months and he described the resulting work as a fantasy overture in wich the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets is contrasted with the more lyrical themes representing the fated lovers.