Scheherazade, op. 35 by nikolai rimsky-korsakov
nikolai rimsky-korsakov completed his scheherazade suite in 1888, with the premiere being given on in october 1888 in st petersburg. scheherazade is based on the collection of middle eastern folktales named ‘one thousand and one nights’. the work is comprised of four movements:
i. the sea and sinbad’s ship
ii. the kalandar prince
iii. the young prince and the young princess
iv. festival at baghdad. the sea. the ship breaks against a cliff surmounted by a bronze horseman
the orchestral work has since been adapted into a ballet and for solo piano.
Scheherazade, op. 35 by nikolai rimsky-korsakov
nikolai rimsky-korsakov completed his scheherazade suite in 1888, with the premiere being given on in october 1888 in st petersburg. scheherazade is based on the collection of middle eastern folktales named ‘one thousand and one nights’. the work is comprised of four movements:
i. the sea and sinbad’s ship
ii. the kalandar prince
iii. the young prince and the young princess
iv. festival at baghdad. the sea. the ship breaks against a cliff surmounted by a bronze horseman
the orchestral work has since been adapted into a ballet and for solo piano.
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