Rimsky-Korsakov - The Invisible City of Kitezh (excerpts) / Sheherazade | Signum SIGCD320

Rimsky-Korsakov - The Invisible City of Kitezh (excerpts) / Sheherazade

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Label: Signum

Cat No: SIGCD320

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 11th February 2013

Contents

Works

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Scheherazade, op.35
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
» Battle of Kershenets
» Paean to the Wilderness
» Wedding Procession and Tartar Invasion

Artists

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Yuri Temirkanov

Works

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Scheherazade, op.35
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
» Battle of Kershenets
» Paean to the Wilderness
» Wedding Procession and Tartar Invasion

Artists

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Yuri Temirkanov

About

Although he was counted amongst Mily Balakirev's 'Mighty Handful' (which dedicated itself to pursuing a more purely Russian art music, as opposed to the Austro-German musical dominance of the era), both works on this recording show how Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was able to draw influences from beyond Russia into his own unique compositional approach: the scenes from his opera 'The Invisible City of Kitezh' take on a dramatic, Wagnerian influence, whilst 'Sheherazade' is suffused with orientalism as it conjures images from the Thousand and One Nights.

The St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov bring their natural insight with this repertoire to the fore in these live performances, continuing their series of acclaimed releases with Signum.

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