Scheherazade

by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner

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Fritz Reiner directs the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a highly celebrated 'Living Stereo' recording of the Russian composer's orchestral suite. The performance is critically revered for its immense dynamic range, precision, and sweeping realization of the score's vivid Orientalist narratives.

Genres

  • Romanticism
  • Tone Poem
  • Saint Petersburg School

Tracklist

  1. Scheherazade, Op. 35; I. The Sea and Sindbad's Ship
  2. Scheherazade, Op. 35; II. The Tale of the Kalendar Prince
  3. Scheherazade, Op. 35; III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
  4. Scheherazade, Op. 35; IV. The Festival At Baghdad - The Sea - Shipwreck On a Rock Surmounted By a Bronze Warrior - Conclusion