Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Sidney Harth

• Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844–1908): Scheherazade, Op. 35
• 1I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship09:06
• 2II. The Story of the Kalender Prince11:35
• 3III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess12:02
• 4IV. Festival at Bagdad - The Sea - The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman- Conclusion11:40
• Igor Strawinsky (1882–1971): Song of the Nightingale
• 5Presto02:38
• 6Chinese March03:41
• 7Song of the Nightingale04:06
• 8The Mechanical Nightingale: The Mechanical Nightingale00:57
• 9The Mechanical Nightingale: The Emperor's Displeasure at the Departure of the Real Nightingale01:07
• 10The Mechanical Nightingale: The Emperor's Sickroom03:57
• 11The Mechanical Nightingale: The Real Nightingale Returns to Thwart Death02:52
• 12The Mechanical Nightingale: Funeral March and Finale02:59
• Total Runtime01:06:40

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„I listen in awe of these performances, whose luster hasn't dimmed one iota in the passing decades. Aside from the fact that Fritz Reiner's Scheherazade remains one of the most physically exciting versions available, with playing of breathtaking virtuosity in the finale, the contributions of the orchestra's wind soloists in the two inner movements are absolutely radiant and brimming with character. There may be versions as good as this, but it remains a touchstone interpretation in every respect.

If anything, this observation is even more true of the Stravinsky, where in addition to the phenomenal playing, Reiner brings a transparency to the tuttis and a shapeliness of phrasing to the work's latter stages that puts most other versions in the shade. This piece is usually very problematic, in that it tends to fall apart into seemingly unrelated episodes, beginning with a bang and ending with a whimper. Not here. Reiner sees its entire 22 minutes whole, sustaining the long narrative thread from first note to last. Sonically, whether in 3-channel SACD sound or regular stereo, these recordings represent the finest that the Living Stereo engineers were achieving in the mid-1950s and early '60s, which is to say that they remain, like the performances themselves, a standard by which all others are still measured. Magnificent!“ (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)

'This ravishing beauty, originally released in 1960 or fifty three years ago, has been a long-time audiophile classic. It's also considering to be among the finest if not the finest performance on record or any other format... Both the music and the sound are transportive, making this easy to recommend even if you think you don't like 'classical' music. If you're looking for a way 'in' here it is!' (Michael Fremer, analogplanet.com)

“Reiner's magnificent (1956) Scheherazade stands out among the many superb RCA recordings made in Chicago in the 1950s...Sidney Harth, the orchestral leader, naturally balanced, plays most seductively...The Stravinsky coupling also shows the conductor and orchestra at their finest, and this is a recording that should be in everyone's collection.” (The Pinguin Guide)

Sidney Harth, violin solo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Engineered by Lewis Layton
Produced by Richard Mohr

Digitally remastered

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