Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is a composer remembered only for a handful of works, and among these the most popular are his folk-tale based Scheherazade and the Iberian-flavored Capriccio Espagnol. Much of his other work has, unfortunately, fallen by the wayside. Some of his victims are weaker compositions whose fate is deserved, but others are actually pieces that, although quite strong, have been forgotten nevertheless. A few of each are contained within this two-disc set that features conductor Neeme Järvi with the Scottish ...
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is a composer remembered only for a handful of works, and among these the most popular are his folk-tale based Scheherazade and the Iberian-flavored Capriccio Espagnol. Much of his other work has, unfortunately, fallen by the wayside. Some of his victims are weaker compositions whose fate is deserved, but others are actually pieces that, although quite strong, have been forgotten nevertheless. A few of each are contained within this two-disc set that features conductor Neeme Järvi with the Scottish National Orchestra. A famous promoter of lesser-known works, Järvi draws concentrated and spirited performances from his Glasgow players. Chandos neatly packs these works, all of which are drawn from Rimsky-Korsakov's rather plentiful operatic output, into a tidy chronological order. This sequence allows for a fascinating sampling of the evolution of the composer's compositional style, beginning with the rather plain and bland Overture to May Night (1879). The expanded emotional...
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