Arensky: Egyptian Nights
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitriy Yablonsky
Arensky: Egyptian Nights
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitriy Yablonsky
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A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Anton Arensky holds a distinguished place in the history of Russian music as both an academic and a composer. For his 1900 ballet Egyptian Nights, based on Pushkin, he chose an exotic theme – the dangerous love of the handsome Amoun for Queen Cleopatra – and sought authentic melodic material in scholarly texts. With his gift for orchestration and colour, Arensky fashioned a sensuous and vivid score, featuring a brilliantly conceived series of dances.
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- Alexander Avramenko, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky, Alexander Avramenko, Vladimir Kolpashnikov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dmitry Yablonsky
