The movement was originally titled “Prelude” before later being renamed as “The Sea and Sindbad’s Ship.” It begins by ...

Hear two selections from 'Scheherazade' conducted by Marin Alsop's mentor, Leonard Bernstein (leading the New York Philharmonic in 1959). For centuries, composers have tried to spin tales in music. My ...

The composer's early life as a sailor informed his evocative music for Sinbad and other tales from the Arabian Nights. I want to tell you a story…but there’s more to this tale than words! It’s a story ...

Rimsksy-Korsakov, whose symphonic tone poem Scheherazade is based on a tale from the One Thousand and One Nights, would have delighted in this disc. Founded in 1999 and making its Proms debut on ...

Watch as Claus-alike Leif Segerstam gives a novel interpretation of a Rimsky-Korsakov classic by shouting all over it. Amazing stuff. Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam provided his own alternative ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, beloved by Egyptian audiences, will be performed by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra at the Cairo Opera House on Saturday 28 May, along with Elgar's famous cello concerto ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's phenomenal skill as an orchestral colourist shines out nowhere better than in the voluptuous, Arabian Nights-inspired Scheherazade, an all-time concert favourite and one that has ...

The music of Rimsky-Korsakov and eye value of brilliant color give Song of Scheherazade entertainment elements not otherwise found in the fluffy, ineptly directed and played story. Score contains 10 ...