Scheherazade, Op 35 (Rimsky-Korsakov)
from Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Duos (CKD293)
1 The sea and Sinbad's ship: Largo e maestoso [11'18]
2 The legend of the Kalendar Prince: Lento [11'24]
3 The young Prince and the young Princess: Andantino quasi allegretto [10'32]
4 Festival at Baghdad: Allegro molto [13'14]
46 minutes 28 seconds 4 tracks
'This is a wonderful release, coupling three of Rimsky-Korsakov's greatest orchestral scores in piano duo arrangements made by the composer himself and by his wife … Scheherazade emerges a ...
The Scotsman
'Of all the works on this disc Capriccio espagnol is probably the most successful, both as an arrangement and as a performance. There is a concentration here, an awareness of rhythmic subtlety, ...