Arensky: Egyptian Nights / Yablonsky, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 27, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ARENSKY, ANTON
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Moscow Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Yablonsky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 27, 2021
    • UPC
      747313363377
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573633
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Ouverture

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Avramenko

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    2. Scène et danse de coquetterie (Scene and Coquetry Dance)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    3. Entrée de Cléopatre et scène (Entry of Cleopatra and Scene)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    4. Danse d'Arsinoé et des esclaves (Dance of Arsinoë and the Slaves)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    5. Danse de Bérénice et scène (Dance of Berenice and Scene)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Avramenko

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    6. Scène d'empoisonnement (Poisoning Scene)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    7. Danse des Juives (Dance of the Jewish Girls)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    8. Danse des égyptiennes (Dance of the Egyptian Girls)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    9. Charmeuse des serpents: Deuxième danse d'Arsinoé (Snake-charmer: Second Dance of Arionoé)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    10. Danse des Ghazies (Dance of the Ghazis)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    11. Cadence de la harpe (Harp cadenza)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    12. Pas de deux (Tempo di valse)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    13. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Avramenko, Vladimir Kolpashnikov

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    14. Entrée solennelle d'Antoine (Solemn Entry of Antony)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    15. Finale

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky


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 color, Arensky fashioned a sensuous and vivid score, featuring a brilliantly conceived series of dances. This was a world premiere recording on its initial release on Marco Polo 8.225028, recorded in1996. Gramophone wrote: ‘The playing is suitably colorful, the recording responsive to that’, as did Fanfare: ‘The Moscow Symphony Orchestra clearly revels in this repertoire, and it plays with spirit and enjoyment.’

REVIEW:

The present disc is one of many recordings originally on Marco Polo that have been re-released on Naxos. Acoustically, Egyptian Nights could use an up-to-date recording, but one cannot cavil about Dmitri Yablonsky’s powerful performance, which derives the maximum excitement from the score. The Moscow Symphony Orchestra plays equally well and the whole production is a feast for any fan of Russian music of the time.

– MusicWeb International