Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade | Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite CD

Myung-Whun Chung · Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille

UPC: 0028947833758 

MPN: 478 3375 GB 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon – Virtuoso Series

Overview

This Virtuoso Series release presents two of the most dazzling showpieces of late-Romantic and early-20th-century orchestral music. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade (1888), inspired by The Arabian Nights, is a brilliant symphonic suite known for its exotic colors and lush orchestration. Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1910) marked the young composer’s breakthrough, securing his place as Rimsky-Korsakov’s heir and revolutionizing modern orchestral sound.

Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung with the Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille, this recording highlights both the sweeping narrative of Rimsky-Korsakov’s masterpiece and the fiery brilliance of Stravinsky’s early ballet score.

Product Features

• Format: Compact Disc (CD)
• Total Time: 62:25
• Recording Label: Deutsche Grammophon (Virtuoso Series)
• Catalogue Number: 478 3375 GB
• Release Year: Originally recorded 1993 · Reissued 2011
• Genre: Classical, Orchestral, Ballet Music

• Performers:

  • Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille
  • Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
  • Frédéric Laroque (violin solo in Scheherazade)

Interesting Facts

• Scheherazade remains Rimsky-Korsakov’s best-known work, celebrated for its glittering orchestration and exotic storytelling.
• Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite was a game-changer in 20th-century music, written for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in Paris.
• The recording is part of DG’s Virtuoso Series, designed as an affordable way to build a classical library with “seriously good recordings.”
• Myung-Whun Chung’s interpretation combines Parisian elegance with orchestral brilliance.

Track Listing

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)

Scheherazade, Op. 35 – 41:33

1. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
2. The Story of the Kalender Prince
3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
4. Festival at Baghdad · The Sea · The Shipwreck

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)

The Firebird – Suite – 20:52 5–11. Selected movements from the ballet

Publishers

• Label: Deutsche Grammophon · Virtuoso Series
• Distributor: Universal Music Group
• Release Year: 2011 (DG reissue)
• Original Recording: 1993, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille
• Catalogue Number: 478 3375

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