Maria Larionoff, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (2011)

Tracklist

01. Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
02. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalender Prince
03. Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
04. Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea
05. Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57: I. The Tsar's Farewell and Departure
06. Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57: II. The Tsarina in a Barrel at Sea
07. Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57: III. The Three Wonders
08. Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee

Described by the composer as a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images and designs of oriental character, Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Sheherazade has delighted listeners for generations. The rapturous solo violin plays the part of the slave who narrates the wonderful tales of the Arabian Nights, including the adventures of Sinbad, Prince Kalender and the Festival of Baghdad.

The suite, or ‘musical pictures’, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan depicts episodes from this magical opera, from which the mischievous Flight of the Bumblebee is also drawn.

The Seattle Symphony is one of the world’s most recorded orchestras, with 12 GRAMMY® nominations and two Emmy Awards.

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