Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet' - Radio Philharmonic Orchestra - Live Concert HD

The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Slobodeniouk, performed the fairytale like Fantasy Ouverture 'Romeo and Juliet' by Tchaikovsky in the AVROTROS Friday Concert of Friday the 16th of November 2018. Tchaikovsky loved Shakespeare and used his writings as inspiration for his own compositions. 'Romeo and Juliet' is styled as a Fantasy Overture, but is actually a symphonic poem in sonata form.

The musical program:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet', TH 42, ČW 39

Musicians:
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk [conductor]

Recording: The AVROTROS Friday Concert of Friday the 16th of November 2018 in concerthall TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.

More AVROTROS Klassiek:

[ethanlol]

i fee like Tchaikovsky was one of those ppl that could smell and taste music

[laurac]

The human mind can produce indescribable beauty and unimaginable horror. Tchaikovsky was a musical genius.

[H.M.K.]

The best part is 13:15 ; no words could describe the beauty of melody at here.

[AussiePom]

When you hear Tchaikovsky it's goosebumps time.

[eezee]

Music (that's without lyrics) is like body language. It speaks and is understood universally without words. This is a great example.

[jeffe_]

Outstanding cymbal playing by the percussionist 5:56

[TrueHerobrine]

13:14 that one McDonald's cashier I'll never see again.

[BassPhat]

Superhuman multitasking.

Simultaneously:
reading the score,
keeping an eye on the conductor,
listening to the other musicians and blending properly,
being aware of one's own pitch,
remembering the conductor's notes from rehearsals.

[gennywayneegoy]

Our school sent me here and I'm very satisfied

[ikea_]

0:03 Opening
1:20 harp
4:50 To Exposition, 1st Theme
7:00 2nd Theme
13:00 2nd Theme
16:10 Coda, Timp.
17:45 Harp

[Theocentrist]

Okay, I just cried. The whole piece is exhilarating but that ending.... the funeral march, then the eulogy in the woodwinds rising to heavenly song and then those sharp arrhythmic chords. This is not a poem, it is an epic.

[jalexander]

WHAT A MARVELLOUS FINALE, OF COURSE IT'S TCHAIKOVSKY WHO ELSE?

[David-mbzu]

I know the main love theme is amazing in this piece. However, am I the only one that is completely in love with the entire introduction of this work? Tchaikovsky's use of counterpoint and dissonance is seamless. I would argue that his biggest flex in this entire work his ability to manipulate the voicings in different ways to resolve to the same E minor a couple of times. 3:08 - 3:50. SO AMAZING geez

[AngeloDeAngelis]

Musica vera ...grandiosa... Grandissimo Autore

[sergeirachmaninoff]

Bravo! That short bit from 18:00 has got to be one of the most romantic moments ever....

[joelferreira]

Não me canso de ouvir essa peça maravilhosa! Brasil, SP, Abril 2024! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💗💗💗💐💐💐

[steliosc.]

Nobody used the French horn better than Tchaikovsky

[psgbjj]

Bedore I die, I need to hear this live!

[guilhermefarias]

I love the way this music changes it’s feeling in a second!

[markherron]

Happy Birthday to Peter Tchaikovsky REST IN POWER Blessings and Hugs