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Romeo and Juliet in Classical Music

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet

This is one of Tchaikovsky's best works from a compositional standpoint. When it was first performed, critics hated it - and so did some audiences. Prokofiev's ballet actually has two versions as well. This all had to do with the political situation in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s.

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