A Mania for Revision
Donald Macleod explains how crippling doubts plagued Rimsky-Korsakov as he set about revising countless works of his.
Donald Macleod continues the story of Rimsky-Korsakov's final decades, with the help of a contemporary biography written by one of the composer's most ardent fans and collaborators. Crippling doubts plague the composer as he sets about revising countless of his works. Therapy comes in the form of ambitious plan to write musical theory, and also in the sounds of Wagner whose radical operas inspire Rimsky-Korsakov to find new ways of presenting his own national stories on the stage.
The Maid of Pskov (Overture)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovchin, conductor
May Night - Act 1 Scene 6 'Hopak Scene'
Nikola茂 Rechetniak, baritone (Kalenik)
Sveshnikov Academic Choir
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Andrey Chistiakov, conductor
Capriccio Espagnol: Scena e Canto Gitano
Anthony Goldstone, piano
Caroline Clemmow, piano
String Quartet in F (1st movement)
Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet
Symphonic Suite 'Antar' (2nd movement)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitajenko, conductor
The Snow Maiden (Act 1 conclusion)
Valentina Sokolik, soprano (Snow Maiden)
Lidya Sakharenko, soprano (Kupava)
Anatoly Moksyakov, baritone (Mizgir)
Grand Choir of the USSR Radio and TV
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Vladimir Fedoseyev, conductor
Producer: Michael Surcombe.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Maid Of Pskov - Opera In 4 Acts
Orchestra: Moscow S O. Conductor: Igor Golovchin.- NAXOS : 8.-553513.
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May Night [mayskaya Noch'] - Opera In 3 Acts
Conductor: 袗薪写褉械泄 袧懈泻芯谢邪械胁懈褔 效懈褋褌褟泻芯胁. Orchestra: Bolshoi Opera Orchestra. Choir: Sveshnikov Russian Academic Choir. Singer: Nikolai Rechetniak.- CHANT DU MONDE : RUS-28810304.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol (Op.34), Arr. For 2 Pianos [orig. Orch]
Performer: Anthony Goldstone. Performer: Caroline Clemmow.- AMPHIO:PHICD127.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Quartet In F Major Op.12 For Strings
Performer: Lyric String Quartet.- Meridian CDE -84293.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Antar - Symphonic Suite Op.9
Performer: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko.- CHANDOS : CHAN-9178.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Snow Maiden [snegurochka] - Opera In A Prologue And 4 Acts
Singer: Valentina Sokolik. Choir: Ussr Radio Large Chorus. Orchestra: MOSCOW R S O. Choir: USSR Radio Chorus.- RELIEF: CD991049.
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