Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Manfred • Romeo and Juliet

Historic Concert Performances from 1953

NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor

Manfred Symphony in Four Tableaux, Op. 58

(after Byron’s dramatic poem)

1. Scene I – Lento lugubre – 14:17

2. Scene II – Vivace con spirito – 9:11

3. Scene III – Andante con moto – 9:44

4. Scene IV – Allegro con fuoco – 13:41

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York – 10 January 1953

Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture

(after Shakespeare)

5. Romeo and Juliet – 19:42

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York – 21 March 1953

Total time: 65:09

Digital remastering (2003)