Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve Suite (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), for orchestra (with optional chorus ad lib)
Performers:
Golovschin, Igor; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Conductors:
Halász, Michael; Golovschin, Igor
The Childrens' Classics series on Naxos continues with a new narrated recording of Tchaikovsky's timeless classic, The Nutcraker. Magically brought to life by the voice...continue...
Nutcracker is divided into two sections, a 30-minute suite from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and a 30-minute suite from Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve. Michael Halasz and the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestr...continue...
Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Pskovityanka), incidental music for orchestra; Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya; Fairy Tale (Skazka, or Baba Yaga), tone poe... Conductors:
Golovschin, Igor
Although chiefly remembered today for his purely orchestral works, such as Sheherazade and Capriccio espagnol, Rimsky-Korsakov was to become almost exclusively an operatic composer. His...continue...
Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Pan Voyevoda, suite for orchestra, Op. 59; Sadko; Overture on Russian Themes (ii), for orchestra, Op. 28; May Night; Boyarinya Vera Sheloga, Op. 54
Performers:
Okolycheva, Elena Conductors:
Golovschin, Igor
Rimsky-Korsakov was the great Russian master of brilliant orchestral tone-colors typlified in his popular "Sheherazade." His tone poems "Sadko" explores the golden vistas of the...continue...
Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve Suite (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), for orchestra (with optional chorus ad lib); Mlada; The Tsar's Bride; At the Grave (Nad mogiloy), prelude for orchestra "in mem... Conductors:
Golovschin, Igor