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| This complete score to the 1968 version of ROMEO amp JULIET was re-recorded by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus Original score composed by Nino Rota Includes liner notes by Nino Rota David Wishart and James Fitzpatrick All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology Personnel Gareth Williams organ Liner Note Author Nino Rota Recording information Smecky Studios Prague Czech Republic 01 2002-03 2002 The King Wenceslas Chapel Prague Czech Republic 01 2002-03 2002 Editor Gareth Williams Producer James Fitzpatrick and conductor Nic Raine have undertaken a major job of restoration in preparing their new recording of Nino Rota s score for the 1968 Franco Zeffirelli film adaptation of Romeo amp Juliet Apparently Rota s original manuscript is long lost and they were forced to reconstruct the score by ear listening to the soundtrack of the film The result is a much more complete rendering of the memorable music than was heard on the million-selling Capitol Records soundtrack album Of course the chief attraction remains the Love Theme aka A Time for Us which is repeated several times but one is also impressed by the elements of Renaissance period music that are included and by the overall beauty of the work The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra is actually somewhat larger than the group Rota used to perform the film s music but the score s delicacy is not lost and this remains one of the more poignant and moving collections of music ever written for a Shakespeare production as well as a gem in Rota s repertoire William Ruhlmann |
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