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Sheherazade

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performers: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sakari Oramo
Recording date: 23 August 2014
Date of broadcast: 23 August 2014

Inspired by the famous collection of stories ' The Thousand and One Nights ', this is the tale of Scheherazade the young wife of a Sultan. Listen for the violin solo that's heard in various places which represents Scheherazade herself.

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performers: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sakari Oramo
Recording date: 23 August 2014
Date of broadcast: 23 August 2014

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