Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff: Orchesterwerke (4 CDs)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff (1844-1908)

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kees Bakels

4 CDs

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Zarenbraut-Ouvertüre; Ouvertüre über russische Themen; Wojewode-Suite; Schneeflöckchen-Suite; Christmas Eve-Suite; Capriccio Espagnol; Russische Ostern-Ouvertüre; Sadko; Zar Saltan; Fantasie über serbische Themen; Klavierkonzert; Scheherazade; Symphonien Nr. 1-3

Artists:: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kees Bakels
Label:: BIS
Year of recording ca.:: 2002-2004
Item number:: 7902441
UPC/EAN:: 7318591667681
Release date:: 31.7.2007

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Two recent collections of Russian orchestral music – the Symphonies of Glazunov (BIS-CD-1663 / 64) and of Rachmaninov (BIS-CD-1665 / 66) – are here followed by a boxed 4-disc set of orchestral works by Rimsky-Korsakov. The recordings were all made between 2000 and 2002 with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra under their founding principal conductor Kees Bakels, and received much praise at the time of their original releases. The generous selection, at a very advantageous price, contains the composer's 'greatest hits' – the rendition of Sheherazade was called 'a particular joy' by International Record Review – as well as the less commonly-heard three symphonies, in performances which to the reviewer of web site Classics Today proved 'the Malaysian Philharmonic members fully immersed in the composer's unique sound world.' Another rarity is the Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, in which eminent pianist Noriko Ogawa makes an appearance.

The collection also includes a broad sample of the music for the theatre, a field in which Rimsky-Korsakov had some of his greatest successes. Indeed, the disc particularly dedicated to the theatre music caused particular joy to the reviewer on the web site klassik. com who claimed that the performers 'painted the imaginary musical canvas with a truly wonderful array of highly sophisticated colours'. Besides praising the orchestra and conductor, most reviewers found cause to commend the sound quality of the recordings, as here, on Classics Today: 'The brilliance and realism are simply breathtaking, with a full dynamic range, ideal depth and breadth of soundstage, firm bass, open highs, and a panoramic splendor unrivaled on disc.’

Reviews

Partituren 13/07: "Es wird mit Sinn für Farben und für Charaktere musiziert. Auch wenn die Box leider nicht das gesamte Orchesterschaffen Rimskys versammelt, lohnen die übrigen, durchweg bunt-erzählerischen Werke die Begegnung allemal."

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Disk 1 von 4 (CD)

Scheherazade op. 35 (Sinfonische Suite)

1 1. The sea and sinbad's ship
2 2. The tale of the kalender prince
3 3. The young prince and the young princess
4 4. Festival in Baghad - The sea - The ship goes to pieces on a rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior - Conclusion