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Romeo and Juliet

Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
Recording date: 04 May 1999
Date of broadcast: 28 March 2000

Conflict's a useful theme for composers, and this work, based on Shakespeare's play gives Tchaikovsky so many musical options. With ears we 'see' lovers love, and die: it never ends well.

Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
Recording date: 04 May 1999
Date of broadcast: 28 March 2000

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