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Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35 by Leopold Stokowski (2024 Remastered, London 1964)

  • Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35 by Leopold Stokowski (2024 Remastered, London 1964) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35 by Leopold Stokowski (2024 Remastered, London 1964) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35 by Leopold Stokowski (2024 Remastered, London 1964) - CMRR Music Publishing
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Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35

Leopold Stokowski (2024 Remastered, London 1964)

1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
Total length: 00:45:52

 

In the preface to the original score, Rimsky-Korsakov described this famous story: Sultan Shakriar, betrayed by his first wife, decided to take revenge on women in general by marrying and executing a new bride every day. Eventually, it was Scheherazade’s turn, who saved her own life by telling the sultan fairy tales and adventure stories every night, forcing her husband to beg her to continue the next night. She kept up her storytelling for 1001 nights, during which she demonstrated an extra commitment by giving birth to the sultan’s three sons – and was finally pardoned.

If there is one recording in the repertoire that we can describe as “erotic,” it is this one. Leopold Stokowski’s recording is one of the finest in the discography. The conductor plays the card of erotic voluptuousness, with heightened opulence, rich sonorities, and contrasts. What a delight! Despite some natural saturation in the tutti passages, the recording is very beautiful, and this remastering provides a frequency balance essential for the comfort of prolonged listening.

Enjoy your listening

Track listing

1. Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship. Largo e maestoso, Allegro non troppo (2024 Remastered, London 1964)
2. Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35: II. The Legend of the Kalendar Prince. Lento, Andantino, Allegro molto, Con moto (2024 Remastered, London 1964)
3. Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and The Young Princess. Andantino quasi allegretto, Pochissimo più mosso, Come prima, Pochissimo più animato (2024 Remastered, London 1964)
4. Scheherazade in E Major, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. Ship Breaks upon a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman. Allegro molto, Vivo, Allegro non troppo maestoso (2024 Remastered, London 1964)

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