Rimsky-Korsakov: Schéhérazade, Op. 35 cover

Rimsky-Korsakov: Schéhérazade, Op. 35

Released
1960

Scheherazade, based on the Arabian Nights, is one of the most kaleidoscopic orchestral showpieces of the late 19th century, memorable in particular for its thrilling portrait of Sinbad’s ship at sea. Rimsky-Korsakov, who actually did write the book on orchestration, perhaps never topped the panoramic majesty of the fourth-movement shipwreck, where the sea foam seems to leap out of the score. This vintage Reiner/Chicago recording is extroverted and vibrant, and the shipwreck moment is a particular showcase for the renowned Chicago brass sound.

Sean Wood

Suggestions
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes cover

Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes

 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 cover

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

 Leonard Bernstein, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas cover

Bach: Sonatas & Partitas

 Nathan Milstein
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; 3 Rückert Lieder cover

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; 3 Rückert Lieder

 Julius Patzak, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Op. 25; Britten, Simple Symphony Op. 4; Bizet, Symphony in C Major, WD 33 cover

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Op. 25; Britten, Simple Symphony Op. 4; Bizet, Symphony in C Major, WD 33

 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" cover

Mahler: Symphony No.2 "Resurrection"

 Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Mozart: 3 Concerti, K 107; Schröter: Piano Concerto Op. 3, No. 3 cover

Mozart: 3 Concerti, K 107; Schröter: Piano Concerto Op. 3, No. 3

 English Chamber Orchestra, Murray Perahia
Jascha Heifetz plays Beethoven (Sonatas & Concerto) cover

Jascha Heifetz plays Beethoven (Sonatas & Concerto)

 Ludwig van Beethoven, Jascha Heifetz
Brahms: Symphony No. 4; MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra cover

Brahms: Symphony No. 4; MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra

 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 cover

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

 Iván Fischer
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Stokowski: Bach Transcriptions cover

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Stokowski: Bach Transcriptions

 Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (Recordings From 1961-62) cover

Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (Recordings From 1961-62)

 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan