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Romeo and Juliet, Dance of the Knights

Prokofiev Sergei | Slatkin Leonard

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Duration:
5m 27s
Title on Youtube:
Prokofiev 'Dance of the Knights' ("Romeo and Juliet") - Leonard Slatkin conducts
Description on Youtube:
Prokofiev's music for 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the great ballet scores, right up there with Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty.' From a concert performance of excerpts, given by the BBCSO under Leonard Slatkin at the 2003 Proms, we hear the well-known "Dance of the Knights." The complete performance from which this excerpt comes can be heard via this link ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFZFPRUngiI&t=257s