Description
This CD brings together some of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s most celebrated orchestral works, led by the magnificent Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op. 33 — one of the most colourful and narrative-driven works in the entire Romantic repertoire. Drawing on the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, the suite unfolds across four vivid movements, from the majestic opening of The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship to the thrilling storm and shipwreck of the Festival at Baghdad finale. The tender Andantino of The Young Prince and the Young Princess offers a moment of lyrical beauty at the suite’s heart. Rounded out by the atmospheric Fair Tale, Op. 29, this CD is an ideal introduction to Rimsky-Korsakov’s genius for orchestral colour and his unmatched gift for musical storytelling…
- Scherekazade – Symphonic Suite, Op. 33
- The Sea and Sinbad – Ship Largo e Maestoso
- The Story Of Prince Kalendar Lento – Adagio
- The Young Prince and the Young Princess – Andantino quasi Allegretto
- Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – The Shipwreck – Finale Allegro Molto
- Fair Tale, Op. 29
