This page lists all recordings of The Tsar's Bride Overture, by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky Korsakov (1844-1908) on CD. Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Snow Maiden - Overtures and Orchestral Suites
“Kees Bakels… secures phenomenally crisp ensemble from this orchestra of international players than he founded as recently as 1998. It is good to be reminded of the extraordinary brilliance of Rimsky's orchestrating, here wonderfully clarified thanks to the playing; it's never studied or lacking in thrust.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Overtures & Dubinushka
Rimsky-Korsakov’s colourful Capriccio espagnol reflects a Russian fascination with distant lands, evoking sunny climes and exotic dancing in one of the composer’s most popular and uplifting scores. Steeped in the cultural nationalism of the ‘Mighty Handful’, the Overtures are linked to deeply Russian themes and tales, portraying dramatic life amongst the Tsars with brilliant orchestration and inspired use of folk or liturgical melodies. This release follows the multi-GRAMMY®-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Seattle Symphony ‘spectacular’ (MusicWeb International) recording of Scheherazade (8572693). “the Seattle Symphony's performances for Gerard Schwarz don't just sparkle, as you would expect at this kind of super-charged Amercian technical level. Their brilliant response is also strongly characterised at every point: Capriccio espagnol here has a dark and spicy pungency that makes it something more than just a pretty Spanish postcard...It's genuinely difficult to imagine better performances. This is a delicious orchestral feast.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2011 ***** | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Overtures by Russian Composers
Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR & USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov Many overtures have become orchestral favourites in their own right and some of the Russian overtures here are in this category. Brilliantly interpreted by the connoisseur of Russian music Svetlanov, this CD includes famous examples such as Ruslan and Ludmilla as well as lesser known works. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Russian Overtures and Orchestral works
A stunning 2CD of Russian music from Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra that includes a mix of the familiar and the not so familiar. Liadov’s exquisite miniature tone poems and Glinka’s effervescent overture to Ruslan and Ludmila rub shoulders with a rare Tchaikovsky overture and two preludes by Tcherepnin. All the composers here had a deep knowledge and respect for the traditional music of Mother Russia, and every work on these discs has the unmistakable sound of Russia irrespective of whether it was composed under the Tsarist or Soviet regime. Recordings made in 1993/94 “Russian lollipops familiar (Glinka Ruslan, Borodin Prince Igor) and deeply unfamiliar (Tchaikovsky's very early Overture in F, for instance, or Nikolai Tcherepnin's Enchanted Kingdom).” BBC Music Magazine, April 2011 **** “Pletnev is at his most successful with the more reflective introduction to Semyon Kotko, and with the beautiful evocation of dawn over the Moscow River that opens Khovanshchina. Tchaikovsky's almost
unknown early overture is a curiosity. It is not hard to observe some of the features that were to distinguish Tchaikovsky's style, with hindsight, but who could have had the foresight to see the genius that would charge
them?” Gramophone Magazine, December 1994 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Rimsky Korsakov - Orchestral Works
“…Tsar's Bride… thrills with the riding rhythms of Ivan's rapacious followers, the oprichniki; Sinaisky takes it at a spacious but still exciting pace. The gentler but richly-hued aspects of Russian folklore in the tone-poem Legend, derived from Pushkin's Russlan i Lyudmila, Sinaisky captures with sparkle and energy, likewise the dancing, lyrical Sinfonietta on Russian Themes.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007 ***** “Rimsky's vivid music gets a rare outing in this exhilarating programme. The familiar Capriccio espagnole is also splendidly presented: Sinaisky's performance is expansive, warmly relaxed… the closing Fandango produces a burst of exhilarating bravura.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2007  BBC Music Magazine
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| |  | Rimsky-Korsakov - Orchestral Works
4 CDs for the price of 2 “the Malaysian Philharmonic members fully immersed in the composer's unique sound world.” Classics Today | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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