About
A mystic realm tinged with the scent of foreign spices, bewitching music, vivid color and sensual delights... Orientalism sparked a new wave of romanticism in Western art in the 19th century, which had a profound influence on artists. At the time, The Arabian Nights had long been popular in Russia, in a French translation by Antoine Galland that indulged the Francophile passion for all things Arabic. For Rimsky-Korsakov who had a life-long fascination with fairytales especially those from the exotic setting of the mythical Orient,"Scheherazade"was an ideal theme. Born into a family of Russian naval officers, music and the sea became his passion since childhood and he graduated from the Naval Academy of St. Petersburg to become a naval officer himself. While pursuing his musical studies, he embarked on numerous ocean voyages, visiting Brazil, America, Europe etc The Oriental Ballet Suite "Thousand and One Nights" was originally conceived as an orchestral work, first published for piano solo in 1927, and then arranged for orchestra by the composer himself. It gained popularity immediately after it's release and was broadcast on several radio stations.
Tracklist 14 tracks
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1 I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship 09:51
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
- Duration
- 09:51
- Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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2 II. The Kalender Prince 11:48
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. The Kalender Prince
- Duration
- 11:48
- Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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3 III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess 10:27
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
- Duration
- 10:27
- Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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4 IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman 12:06
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman
- Duration
- 12:06
- Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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5 I. Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid 01:42
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid
- Duration
- 01:42
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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6 II. The story of the poor Fisherman 02:47
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. The story of the poor Fisherman
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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7 III. Dance of the young Girls 01:55
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Dance of the young Girls
- Duration
- 01:55
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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8 IV. Oriental Dance 02:42
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Oriental Dance
- Duration
- 02:42
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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9 V. The enchanted Castle 02:22
- Track
- 9
- Title
- V. The enchanted Castle
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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10 VI. Zobeïde 04:26
- Track
- 10
- Title
- VI. Zobeïde
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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11 VII. Dream Dance 03:45
- Track
- 11
- Title
- VII. Dream Dance
- Duration
- 03:45
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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12 VIII. Dance of the three sisters 02:02
- Track
- 12
- Title
- VIII. Dance of the three sisters
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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13 IX. Bacchanal 01:47
- Track
- 13
- Title
- IX. Bacchanal
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose
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14 X. The wicked magician escapes from the bottle 02:58
- Track
- 14
- Title
- X. The wicked magician escapes from the bottle
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Performer
- Etsuko Hirose