Sheffield's professional symphony orchestra
The chilly weather continues into our third stop, Russia, but the music is warm and getting warmer! Tchaikovsky's much-loved music for Romeo and Juliet boils the story down to its essesnce, while Stravinsky presents his youthful virtuosity with the ballet The Firebird.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy
Modest Mussorgsky - Songs and Dances of Death
Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird (1945)
Bass-Baritone:
Wiebe-Pier Cnossen
Conductor:
Quentin Clare