Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Scheherzade

(updating to a new computer.  A ton of posts are coming, but, am throwing this out here quickly tonight)

Kevin’s first performance with the Northeastern University Symphony Orchestra is, again(!), a piece of music Dad loves.  Actually toyed with the idea of flying out for the concert.

Didn’t do that, but, they have a professional-grade recording made of it (listened to it with Kevin, he was saying “You can hear the violas!”).  Click on the links below to listen to each movement (you have to download the file but your browser should prompt you to play it automatically)

Scheherazade, Opus 35 – Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

I.
The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship

II.
The Kalendar 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