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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III : Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III: No. 39, Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell by Boston Symphony Orchestra album cover

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III : Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III: No. 39, Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell

by Boston Symphony Orchestra

About This Song

About "Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III : Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act III: No. 39, Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell" by Boston Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev's farewell is a slow unraveling, strings taut with the weight of parting. The Boston Symphony captures the terrible calm before collapseβ€”each phrase a step toward the door, each silence a room emptied. Tenderness and dread entwine, farewell stretched into an unbearable, beautiful ache.