Thursday, December 15, 2011

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade #115

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), a Russian who is a Russian Imperial Navy and the Naval Inspector and an officer. In the composition, harmony and orchestration at a St. Petersburg conservatory at the beginning of 1871. He also composed many musical instruments in form, but best known for his operas and symphonic works.He was a master orchestrator and his orchestra for the formation of a brilliant piece of Scheherazade. Thousands of pieces a night, also known as the Arab world based on the book. Rimsky-Koraskov a brief introduction that he wrote the score for the concerts for the program notes:"Sultan Schariar, believes that all women are false and faithless, after the death of his wives in the throat of each of the first nuptial night. But I highly Scheharazade a thousand a night with her boss for a brisk telasa pleasant by saving his life. Sultan, including interest costs, daily Finally, to execute his bloody vow to leave his wife and completely denied. "

Scheherazade is in four separate sections:

1) The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
2) The Kalendar Prince
3) The Young Prince and Young Princess
4) Festival At Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against A Cliff Surmounted By A Bronze Horseman.

His interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov was a very rare and the next show. This does away with the title, not even the movement of his hope that the listener Oriental-themed work evoked a sense of fairy tale adventure as you will hear music from the next version.
A complete performance of Scheharazade, by Rimsky-Korsakov: