Description
N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov - Scherezade; Capriccio espangol - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Emil Tabakov / Балкантон Audio CD
030041
DDD/ADD
Made in Bulgaria
Total Playtime: 63:04
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects.
| Label: | Балкантон – 030041 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: | Bulgaria |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Scheherazade / Largo a maestro | 11:08 | |
| 2 | Scheherazade / Lento | 12:31 | |
| 3 | Scheherazade / Andantino quasi Allegretto |
10:58 | |
| 4 | Scheherazade / Allegro molto | 13:00 | |
| 5 | Capriccio espangol, Op. 34 |
15:04 |
Scheherazade, also commonly Sheherazade (Russian: Шехеразада, tr. Shekherazada, IPA: [ʂɨxʲɪrɐˈzadə]), Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888 and based on One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights).
This orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music in general and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly in the history of Imperial Russia, as well as orientalism in general. The name "Scheherazade" refers to the main character Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights. It is one of Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular works.
