Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

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[Scheherazade] is a work that well demonstrates the orchestra's virtues, which include not only a fine set of principals who have their individual voices in the brighly hued scoring but an overall... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…

Release Date: 28th Jul 2014
Catalogue No: ONYX4124
Label: Onyx
Length: 85 minutes

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4th August 2014
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Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherezade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

Work length10:14

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Rimsky Korsakov: Improvisation for Oud

Work length0:47

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

Work length24:02

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince

Track length13:03

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III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Track length10:59

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Rimsky Korsakov: Improvisation for Kanon

Work length0:17

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherezade, Op. 35: IV. The Festival of Bagdad, The Sea, The Ship Goes to Places on a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior

Work length12:42

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Pelin Halkacı Alkın
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Balakirev: Islamey - Oriental Fantasy

Work length9:01

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Excerpt, Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches Op. 10

Work length10:19

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

II. In a Village

Track length6:22

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IV. Procession of the Sardar

Track length3:57

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Erkin: Köçekçe, Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra

Work length9:47

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherezade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (Alternative Version) [Bonus Track]

Work length2:11

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, Op. 10: II. In the Village (Alternative Version) [Bonus Track]

Work length6:20

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel

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Recording of the Week, Russian Orchestral Music from the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic

4th August 2014

Katherine enjoys an unusual take on Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade from Sascha Goetzel and the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic.

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Sascha Goetzel, have over the course of the past five years, built a formidable reputation as one of the most creative and exciting orchestras in Europe. Two earlier CDs for ONYX were extremely well received by critics around the world and the new release will not disappoint. Since it was founded, BIPO has worked to develop not only as an orchestra, but as a showcase for music from different traditions – a multicultural mosaic where each little stone is carefully placed with the utmost respect for its neighbour, making a unique contribution to its surroundings. This new recording explores the eastern musical roots of Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, identifying elements from the eastern side of the Bosphorus which have impinged on the Western cultural background of these composers. For the first time the BIPO introduce original oriental instruments on a Scheherezade recording: between the first and second movements the oud plays a traditional melody; the violin solo recitatives are accompanied by the qanin instead of the harp; throughout the work a variety of Turkish and Arabian percussion instruments are delicately incorporated to support Rimsky-Korsakov's Arabic rhythm-writing.

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September 2014

[Scheherazade] is a work that well demonstrates the orchestra's virtues, which include not only a fine set of principals who have their individual voices in the brighly hued scoring but an overall warmth of tone and precision of ensemble and intonation that are hard won by newly formed orchestras. This is an attractive performance, vigorous of impulse and...pleasingly sensuous.

October 2014

a terrific recording … Goetzel paces the work extremely convincingly … For daring, exotic colour, this is the most beguiling Sheherazade to have entertained me for some time.

4th August 2014

the interludes work beautifully as palate-cleansers and serve to throw the music which surrounds them into sharper relief...The Borusan forces offer some of the most vital, vivid orchestral playing I’ve heard in a long time, whether throwing new light on an established warhorse or introducing us to relative rarities – I urge you to give them a whirl.

27th July 2014

It might not be the ultimate performance ofScheherazade, but the exotic interpolations refresh this overplayed work and the many solo passages are played with panache.

25th July 2014

As always, Goetzel’s orchestra buckles down with a boisterous energy that disarms criticism.

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