Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko – Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 & Scheherazade, Op. 35 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko – Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 & Scheherazade, Op. 35 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:14:55 minutes | 2,41 GB | Genre: Classical
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The cultural and artistic exchanges between France and Russia have long been exciting, despite this great back-and-forth movement being stopped dead in its tracks by the Soviet Union. Ballets born in the court of Louis XIV would make their way to St. Petersburg and return to France with the great scores of Tchaikovsky and his successors, restoring strength and vigor to the dance.

As for music, it was Berlioz who excited the young Russian composers when he came to the capital and Moscow and the way he approached orchestration would inspire Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov and the whole Group of Five, as well as the young Stravinsky, who in turn inspired the young French school, with Debussy, Roussel and Ravel at the head. Strongly influenced by French timbres, Rimsky-Korsakov often chose exotic themes for his great works such as Scheherazade, Antar and Spanish Capriccio, where he progressively colours an already-rich orchestral palette. Conductor Vasily Petrenko, at the head of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was the chief conductor from 2013 to 2020, favours here a great “legato” that runs through the three works, presented in a great romantic and lyrical gesture. A magnificent sound recording. – François Hudry

Tracklist:

1. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: I. Alborada (01:12)
2. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: II. Variazioni (05:08)
3. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: III. Alborada (01:10)
4. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: IV. Scena e canto gitano. Allegretto (05:03)
5. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: V. Fandango asturiano (03:18)
6. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (15:03)
7. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship (09:42)
8. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Tale of The Kalendar Prince (12:11)
9. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and The Young Princess (09:48)
10. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko – Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – The Shipwreck (12:16)

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