Romeo & Juliet - Prokofiev

[crowprincess14]

This piece has the coolest low brass part!

[MomoTheEndless]

i love this soundtrack so much

[doubleexpressso]

One of the other titles for this piece is "The Knights Dance" which explains why everything is controlled and smooth.

And slightly intimidating.

But I love it!

[leighallen1]

Taken For Granted by Sia!

[saphirbln]

this song was in horror zombies from the crypt for atari st! :D i also expected a bit more dramatic ballet, which maches the sound.

[DennerBob]

further evidence John Williams is a petty thief and a plagiarist. I don't understand how people are letting him get away with the wholesale theft of beautiful pieces like this when the originals are going ignored by the masses.

[fbimiro]

I found this piece from The Simpsons.I like it.Very smooth.

[trusukopec]

Bieber would die in agony if she heard this.

[WeDancedAsQueen]

@trusukopec You've just ruined this video with that comment.

[MrMumsMus]

Gut Morgen

[IIxSHOOTZxII]

watched this in school lol

[KLIKHlER]

its slower than the original

[Dion1957]

Hitchcock should have used this ...it's creepy!

[LittleMoviesUK]

this is my world domination anthem :)

[AvonProductsGirl]

great channel thanks Ruthie

[OfficialFlowMoneyTV]

Gives me goosebumps every time, such a beautiful score!

[coldskull2387]

Kenny vs Spenny!!!! xDDD

[megahoneychild5]

Scary that it is all so serious and yet so fabulously camp. I think it portrays how theatre was supposed to be viewed - really, I mean it! ...

[Bruchag]

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[Paris7699]

Beautiful

[runeboard99]

MAN WEARING TIGHTES, YOUR FIRED.

[donnyab]

@runeboard99

yeah but the guy that sold the men the tights, you're HIRED!

[pemchem]

"15 people have come to London..." lol, idk

[mylene0wnt]

This is the version I prefer. So solemn, it's very moving and so strong ! And, omg the costumes !!

[Ollielollylanny]

The Apprentice!

[sugarmagnolia1970]

absolute divinity! stunning! thank you for posting this!!!!!! GORGEOUS!

[l33933505]

酷喔

[elphabarocks]

Does anyone know where i could see this in full

[JoeStunner]

I used to love this piece. Now, when I hear it, all I can think of is that shitty little spiv and his pack of woeful, corporate wannabe hags.

[hathor100]

the sound here isn't so great, the POWER of this music is on the BASS drums and i don't hear them.

[hathor100]

tha music is BREATH TAKING, Prokofiev was a Genius

[pollaris18]

Great, the ELP version is better :]

[diamondsgal76]

This is the great Kenneth MacMillan's definitive choreography... No other version has come even close to the emotional and visual expressiveness of his work...

[erik19882010]

I love this song have been looking for it in ages.

[LiltedLullaby]

The costumes are, um, AMAZING.

[tusculum30]

They cut off the music at the best part. What a shame.

[michalkizielewicz]

reklama WARKI :DDDDD

[xSpletz]

The video by StudioOAS in the video responses is HILARIOUS!!!! I think they are gonna be the next BIG THING!

[thejoey0610]

Who else thinks muse should just rise from inside the middle of the stage and Rock knights of cydonia?

[GypsyFairy85]

So very grand!

[philosteuropa]

fantastic! Superbe! Wunderbar! Überwältigend ! Tremendous ! Thank You very much .

[thedtnewt]

they look homo tbh...

[teshanovic1]

why would anyone dislike a masterpiece like this?

[viikidavikingful]

so which one is Lord Sugar????

[jennally]

No I think the choreography is perfect is allows the costume design and grace of the music to take power ~

[zauselhans]

fits perfectly to introduce the star wars empire

oh, they still has a theme? 

[MrFuckumoma]

i watched that excact ballet !

[DaBeeboP]

Caligula brought me here. 8)

[markstar777]

@DaBeeboP haahahahaahaahahahaha top comment sir

[campbellmackie]

Having listened to Prokofiev's music for years, I thought I would look up how the ballet was actually performed to this piece. How boring!

Does nobody find the choreography a little too controlled for such a dramatic piece of music??

Perhaps my imagination listening to this over the years has got carried away with itself!! :)

[MashedPotat0]

@campbellmackie I agree!

[morskaj]

@campbellmackie

Actually, No. It is as if the family is like a kind of 'mafia', they don't have to do much at all to prove they are tough, just turn up. You would know to keep your distance, or expect trouble. The music is just so powerful as to give that impression. Impressive. Love it.

[gluntford]

@campbellmackie I agree, not sure about this choreography...

[iExlibriz]

@campbellmackie this is probably the Marius Petipa choreography, these are knights, soldiers, that's why they are so controled, its like a march. But you can give a check on the Nureyev choreography, the best one in my opinion.

[iExlibriz]

Nureyev choreographs & dances Romeo 1/6 Dance of Knights 

[lmt61251]

@campbellmackie The Dance could have been more kinetic without detracting from the dignity of the movement. I don't find it boring, but too restrained. A few lifts might have added to the masculine sensuality. The music far surpasses the choreography in this piece, though it's overall good.

[nekonaru16]

@campbellmackie I agree somewhat, but i still find it very ominous and imposing, if not too fun to watch.

[KajiXD]

@campbellmackie This piece is about a dance in the 15th century, that's the choreographer's inspiration, that's why it's so controlled. IMO it works great with the dramatic tension.

[t125foru]

@campbellmackie maybe if we understood the context of the dance, it would mean more to us. I get what you mean though... I thought it would be WAY more dramatic than this xD

[Sejanus]

¡Increíble y grandiosa!

[5620629]

Perfect.

[aarongluzman]

Viola d'amore...

Where fantasies are born...

She felt soft inside trusting her destiny...

Only, the two of them can feel, read each other's thoughts...

Sensations, understanding, were completing each other...

She found a link to her desire and sense...

A voice to her own secrets...

She found her…soul mate...

©...Aronne

[Minipracht]

I love it because the men dance in a truly "manly" manner

[Ramzes521]

Balet rosyjski jest super !

[marvelswe]

I AM CALIGULA!

[legalsilk]

Choreographed very professionally... XLNT

[Roelvdsloot]

This record is like a solo for Bass trombone and orchestra! :p

[Bradleyley1337]

Bass trombone much?

[guitaronlineru]

It's really powerful grandiose! Prokofiev was a genius!

[NLPsucks]

Can I only recognize they are doing synchronous actions asynchronously?

[NLPsucks]

Do only i can recognize they are doing synchronous actions asynchronously?

[zackaryx999]

Love this, i wish i could be there, i could spend half a year salary to be there.

[SgtRock57]

This song is just so cool. Awesome.

[jelirestri]

¡Fantástico! Lograr tanta gracia con tan bellos pero difíciles vestidos es una proeza. Hipnotizante.

[kend16]

Never ceases to take my breath away no matter how often I see or listen.

[sebyyc]

@kend16 you must listen to this then bother

watch?v=Z_hOR50u7ek

[RandyKaku]

找了蠻久 也是讓我找到哈哈

[Aliisoninwonderlandd]

Choreography is perfectly fitting for the Capuletsl Paris demonstrates the arrogance and superiority of his position, whilst demanding from Juliet her presence and her hand in marriage. Whoever choreographed this captured the gentleness of Juliet as opposed to the supercilious Paris.

[evildeadgrl]

absolutely gr8! ma fav part

[kylecndley]

this is pimp its an awesome thing im doing a report on this dude --Pwnmaster64

[Ninjerina]

this is one of the great ballets I aspire to see before I die

[marieagnes07]

So powerful!

[Bagriyanik32]

Masallah Masallah beautiful cok güzel weiter so boys and girls

[VMarsh14]

The music is so powerful and and the ballet is just beautiful :)... I really love the strings in this piece.

[thufer50]

strings v wind instruments is the beginning of the devide. the middle section (not here) is the resolution using piano whilst the final act is the beginning of the insult and war and reversal of the theme ending in the beethoven hand of fate da da da da. The bit with the sax and clarinet are a nice tip towards American jazz; popular at the time

[androsh18]

Es preciosa esta coreografia, divina, me encanto.

[balletbrainiac2]

so dynamic!

[mrpitchf0rk]

Srsly, does this strike anybody else as great and foreboding?

[ThroneOvSeth]

Quite indicative of Russian music!

[mrpitchf0rk]

It's good alone, but with the nobles dancing the way they do it just creeps me out.

It's even better here: watch?v=fnDCukzReks

[jonahbegone]

Of course.. but more arrogant and lordly, I think. Whatever... this score is a 20th C. masterpiece, all of it.

[perigirl10]

@mrpitchf0rk no

[peter3d2007]

@mrpitchf0rk OF COURSE IT STIKES! :)

[blessedalcuin]

@mrpitchf0rk  Yes, definitely. And when the piece is played too fast, it loses that foreboding flavor and becomes nothing more than a romp. But if played too slow, then it becomes a heavy weight dragging around our ankles, miserable for us to listen to.

[rufu99]

i love the music!

[saharamd]

i already seen this live in costa mesa about 5 year ago, beautiful, powerful.

[Flyingtart]

I wish I could see this live. The orchestra is always so much more powerful life.

[fcmilsweeper9]

is this played by an actual orchestra and not a recording?

[MihaZ]

Always played live.

[bxinger]

wow im playing the piano version of this

[impresor93]

necrophagist? jajajja que bueno

[ThroneOvSeth]

jeje. alguien que lo reconoce!

[dearmalika]

I really love this ballet and the music! It's fantastic!

[MTwannaB4jesus]

the coreography is similar to the royal ballet's version. at least the choreography used in the fonteyn/nureyev recording.

[wierdo1232123]

The choreography is a little bland for the music.....

[littlekittygarden]

This is a total rip-off of Necrophagist's Only Ash Remains. WTF.

[franjinha18]

oh thank god you're joking...

...

love this piece.

[littlekittygarden]

Of course I was joking, LoOoOoOoOoO

[RUMPELSH]

this music was written more then 70 years ago.

how old if your Necrophagist?

[xandirwasmylover]

Is 1:16 meant to be Rosaline? If so, wow. Don't get to see her in every adaptation of the story.

[litheshadow]

eeee

the music is excellent

but the choreography is rather cheesy.

[alstrike716]

verry powerfull piece

[arwen122091]

ooh i have this dvd! :O

[AlvaroGoncalves67]

Excellent video of a classic best-ever, thanks so much for sharing it

~ Alvaro

[anglicansag]

Breathtaking !!!

Thank You for posting.

[Darkknightsr71]

and POWERFUL!!

[mikeejm]

wonderful

[ratcher19]

j aime pas trop se stile

[Nornegest]

Who is the danseur portraying Romeo in this production? I like his interpretation of the character as a careless young buck gatecrashing the Capulets' party, as opposed to the sullen, brooding type we normally get to see.

[Nornegest]

Hang on, I've just looked him up -- Angel Corrella, isn't it?

[bdforbes0]

Do the dancers themselves get to interpret the characters? Wouldn't Prokofiev and the ballet director already have added their own interpretations?

[bdforbes0]

I see what you mean. I hope to observe it in person when I get the chance.

[Nornegest]

There's a Nureyev-Fonteyn version on YouTube for a quick comparison with this one.

I'll have to remove my above comment -- it's such gobblegoodygook that I wonder you understood it at all.

[Melanieex11]

LOL I thought that was Paris. I LOVE This performance, does anybody know if it is a part of a DVD and if I can get it somewhere?

[Nornegest]

Hi -- yes, it's taken from a DVD. From a performance by the La Scala Theatre in 2000.

[Melanieex11]

OMG Where can I purchase that DVD? What is it called?

[Nornegest]

You can order it from Amazon. It's listed under the title "Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet / Corella · Ferri - Kenneth MacMillan (Teatro alla Scala 2000)".

Hope that helps. :-)

[Melanieex11]

Thank you SOOOO MUCH <33

[Nornegest]

You are indeed very welcome.  ;o)

[Triathe]

This is one of my favourite pieces of music ever, but I feel this particular choreography wasn't strong enough to suit it, it kind of wasted the power and presence of the music with basic and repetitive movements...just my opinion, but the music is awesome.

[robbie169]

Excellent

[Dreamgirl177]

My favorite classic melody! Love this ballet)

[kalyptus]

0:47 and following is so intensive... Sorry for my bad English, I'm not English-speaking :S

[kalyptus]

Every time that I see this video in my favs, I think "Why the hell is this here ?!", and I have to watch it to feel the feelings again, and then I remember... Those can't feelings just can't be remembered, this music is so fucking powerful, when I listen to it I feel in love and in the same time it's very serious.

[s004237]

Beautiful! I loved it!

[rockon919]

Just Awesome!

[Melanieex11]

Is this from a movie? Please say it is... I want to own it so bad! <3

[glassmaps]

genius!!

[gigie555]

This music from Romeo and Juliet embodies drama completely. Nothing conveys a sense of impending doom more. No wonder this piece is used so often in films as accompaniment.

[ogreatperkyone]

this is really good!I saw another vid and the choreography was not so great.I LOVE this music and it's so difficult to play too!

[mayagulin5]

it's so dramatic... it's just! unbelievable!

[mayagulin5]

predooobra stvar! i love this piece!

[susanoden]

Bravo! One of the most dramatic bits of music, ever. Thanks!

[PythagoreanX]

Well I'm not into the story but the music is great.

[pddwatch81]

oooh don't like that plie in second the men do! Looks silly IMO

[sxctoffee]

Amazing.

[anabelenmoran]

ciao,melmoth,im immalee.