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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Smetana: Bartered Bride: Overture & Dances

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Details

Composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Bedrich Smetana
Artist
Jerzy Semkow, Walter Susskind
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Vox
Released
Jun 28, 2024
Catalog #
VOX-NX-3043CD
UPC
747313304387

About

These classic Vox recordings feature two former music directors of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in their prime - Walter Susskind (Smetana) and Jerzy Semkow (Rimsky-Korsakov). Newly remastered from the original tapes.

Critic reviews

  • “Jerzy Semkov conducts an interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade that follows the program to the letter, is romantic and pictorial, and all in all is coherent and opulent in sound.”

    Pizzicato, 5 stars, July 2024

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship 11:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
    Duration
    11:24
    Composer
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performer
    Max Rabinovitsj
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jerzy Semkow
  2. 2 II. The Kalender Prince 12:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. The Kalender Prince
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performer
    Max Rabinovitsj
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jerzy Semkow
  3. 3 III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess 12:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performer
    Max Rabinovitsj
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jerzy Semkow
  4. 4 IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea 12:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performer
    Max Rabinovitsj
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jerzy Semkow
  5. 5 Overture 06:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Walter Susskind
  6. 6 Act I: Finale: Polka 04:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Finale: Polka
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Walter Susskind
  7. 7 Act II: Furiant 02:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Furiant
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Walter Susskind
  8. 8 Act III: Dance of the Comedians 04:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Dance of the Comedians
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Walter Susskind