Penguin Rosettes, Rimsky Korsakov (composer)
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Fritz Reiner conducts Rimsky Korsakov & Stravinsky
RecommendedChicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Reiner's magnificent (1956) Scheherazade stands out among the many superb RCA recordings made in Chicago in the 1950s...Sidney Harth, the orchestral leader, naturally balanced, plays most seductively...The... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, October 2023, Also Recommended - Scheherazade
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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Disc of the month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortileges & L'heure Espagnole
RecommendedBerlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de la RTF, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
The singing is delightful: neoclassical crispness of articulation goes with refined textures that convey the ripe humour of the one piece, the tender poetry of the other.The inclusion of [the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Remastered CD
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, September 2018, Also Recommended
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Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, etc.
RecommendedRCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Kondrashin's performance is affectionate and colourful as well as lively, and the warm resonance of the recording helps prevent the music from sounding too brash. It is irresistably tuneful... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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