Antonio Pappano – Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 – Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Antonio Pappano – Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 – Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:09:29 minutes | 769 MB | Genre: Classical
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In his role as music director of the orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano has recorded the two works together to give us the connection between the two composers. At the same time, he offers us the rare opportunity to hear both versions of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain – one for orchestra and one for orchestra and vocal ensemble (as conceived for Sorochyntsi’s opera The Fair). “Mussorgsky’s text has a bite that is very unusual for the time in which this music was composed,” says Pappano. “It is bare and unadorned, with a strong rawness”.

In contrast, he describes Rimsky-Korsakov’s dazzling symphonic suite Scheherazade as “a great showpiece for the orchestra”, adding: “Especially in the more transparent and singing moments of the score, the quality of the orchestra is really crucial. Italian orchestral musicians are known for their singing sound and style, so I think this piece is ideal for the Santa Cecilia Orchestra.”

Tracklist:
1-1. Antonio Pappano – Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship (10:05)
1-2. Antonio Pappano – Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (12:25)
1-3. Antonio Pappano – Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and Princess (10:22)
1-4. Antonio Pappano – Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck – Conclusion (12:19)
1-5. Antonio Pappano – Night on Bald Mountain (1867 Version) [Live] (12:59)
1-6. Antonio Pappano – Night on Bald Mountain (1880 Version for Bass and Choir) [Live] (11:18)

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