Scheherazade / Russian Easter Overture / Capriccio Espagnol

Album by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky‐Korsakov & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol, and Russian Easter Festival Overture are three orchestral works composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in the late 19th century. These pieces showcase Rimsky-Korsakov's mastery of orchestration and his ability to evoke vivid imagery through music, drawing inspiration from Eastern tales, Spanish folk melodies, and Russian Orthodox liturgical themes.
First released: 19th August 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sindbad's Ship
    10:17
  2. 2.
    Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalander Prince
    11:43
  3. 3.
    Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
    9:48
  4. 4.
    Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - Shipwreck
    12:29
  5. 5.
    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
    14:26
  6. 6.
    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: I. Alborada: Vivo e strepitoso
    1:15
  7. 7.
    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: II. Variazioni: Andante con moto
    4:52
  8. 8.
    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: III. Alborada: Vivo e strepitoso
    1:20
  9. 9.
    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: IV. Scena e canto gitano: Allegretto
    5:12
  10. 10.
    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: V. Fandango asturiano
    3:32

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