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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op.35 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham

Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheherazade is one of the most frequently-recorded large scale orchestral showpieces, and among many fine versions on record Sir Thomas Beecham is probably the most famous of all. The works rich and imaginative scoring, and its combination of delicate romance and open-hearted, passionate energy suited Englands finest conductor perfectly. Beecham had the gift of bringing out the best in his studio colleagues, and in this superlative recording of March 1957, expertly engineered in stereo by the experienced Christopher Parker, the scores drama and subtlety are perfectly realised. Testaments reissue, produced to exactly the same criteria as the original stereo release, enables the listener to re-live the excitement experienced by record buyers when the record was first issued in 1958.

Rinsky-Korsakov
SCHEHRAZADE
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
(Solo Violin: Steven Staryk)