Scheherazade
Album by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky‐Korsakov & London Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Monteux
Scheherazade is a symphonic suite by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed in 1888. The piece draws on Orientalist narrative material and is notable for its vivid, colourful orchestration and prominent solo passages, reflecting the development of Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral technique and its influence on later programme music.
First released: July 1958
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- 1.First Movement: Largo e maestoso – Allegro non troppo
- 2.Second Movement: Lento – Andantino – Allegro molto
- 3.Third Movement: Andantino quasi allegretto
- 4.Fourth Movement: Allegro molto
