Credits:

Valery Gergiev

Description:

[Decca Best 100 premium] Inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights," "Scheherazade" is Rimsky=Korsakov's masterpiece, a gorgeous musical picture scroll with exotic melodies and magnificent orchestration. This soul-stirring performance by the charismatic, firebrand conductor Gergiev is a magnificent recreation of gorgeous orchestration and Orientalist technique, giving us a taste of the world of the supreme orchestral color. Coupled with orchestral works by Borodin and Balakirev. Green color label coated ●Rubidium clock cutting [Performed by] Sergei Levitin (violin) (1), Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera) Orchestra, Conductor: Valery Gergiev Recorded: November, 2001 in St. Petersburg

Tracklisting:

1 SCHEHERAZADE. SYMPHONIC SUITE. OP.35 1: THE SEA AND SINDBAD'S SHIP / Valery Gergiev
2 SCHEHERAZADE. SYMPHONIC SUITE. OP.35 2: THE STORY OF THE KALENDAR PRINCE / Valery Gergiev
3 SCHEHERAZADE. SYMPHONIC SUITE. OP.35 3: THE YOUNG PRINCE AND PRINCESS / Valery Gergiev
4 SCHEHERAZADE. SYMPHONIC SUITE. OP.35 4: FESTIVAL At BAGHDAD - THE SEA - SHIPWRECK - CONCLUSION / Valery Gergiev
5 IN THE STEPPES OF CENTRAL ASIA / Valery Gergiev
6 ISLAMEY / Valery Gergiev