Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)

Romeo and Juliet, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name.

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[alexreste]

I've been searching for this song for 6 years. Since I heard it on spongebob when I was 10. I have finally found it. Now I can Rest In Peace...

[calvin]

14:21 I find it really mind-blowing that without knowing the context, you still know this part is about love and romance. Somehow, a composer knows how to put together some sound to represent love; and somehow, the audience will get it. We basically communicating with Tchaikovsky, even though he is long gone.

[gkaplan]

I'm always amazed that music this good came from a human mind.

[peterwyatt]

Shakespeare plus Tchaikovsky. That really is a ridiculous amount of genius and understanding of human nature at work.

[MartinezLVTV]

Without music, life would be a mistake. Without love, life would be an even bigger mistake.

[freaxlover]

This music scares the shit out of me and I don't know why. It's beautiful and scary.
Tchaikovsky was one hell of a genius.

[chantolove]

0:00 Oh, this is a nice song.

14:20 Oh, this is *that* song.

[dianadixon]

You don’t need to know the story, the music tells it all.

[rubygracemoseley]

I love how this really does capture Romeo and Juliet very well. Super intense, super up and down crazy and very romantic. Tchaikovsky was truly a genius composer. He didn’t write a bad thing.

[ascenbach]

There are musical snobs out there who call this hackneyed and cliched, a war horse that should be retired. But one has to be made of stone not to respond emotionally to the beauty, drama and pathos that made this such a popular and beloved work of music.

[jordymayjump]

is it okay to cry during this? It's too beautiful not to cry to.

[Parasmunt]

Tchaikovsky was master of both the largest (orchestral) forms and the smallest (ballet)... Musical genius.

[itsfine...]

I know most people's favorite is 14:20 But,
5:31 - 6:57 is probably my favorite most of all in my opinion.
It has better intensity than most Hollywood scores nowadays.

[quelquespepitesdeculture]

Reading Romeo and Juliet in English right now, and my teacher always puts the part of this overture that matches with the scenes or act we're covering for the day at the beginning of class.

[cocogoat]

Wow I can't believe Tchaikovsky invented love.

[friesandpizza]

When you're listening to this while studying for your physics exam and now I'm staring at my notes thinking how beautiful this piece is while trying not to cry.

[DeepCrossing]

You can hear Tchaikovsky's gentle and caring personality in his treatment of melody, and every musical gesture, he takes his time, every musical thread carefully considered

[giuseppeagresta]

Listening to this alone in my bed on St. Valentine's day is such a mood

[MarcelloACG]

You came for these :
7:45
8:52
14:20 (Especially this)
15:54

[TheAllyGD]

the melody at 19:14 sounds like love, amazement, wonder, and disbelief all at the same time. the crescendo into 19:14 makes my heart swell as if it's going to burst out of my chest any minute. you expect the melody to be the theme from earlier but it isn't and Tchaikovsky keeps you on your toes. This sounds like the way you feel when you wake up with the warmth of the sun shining on your face after a good night's sleep. I could write a whole paper about this one piece. Tchaikovsky will always be my favorite composer.