Russian Easter Festival Overture. 6. Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34. 16:04. Conductor – Hermann Scherchen. Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra. Remastered By – Michael J Dutton. Digitally remastered at PRT Studios, London.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar, Op. 9, Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36. Nikola. Rimsky Korsakov’s absolute music seems to suffer a bit from a lack of program, which is certainly evident in the academic Symphony 1 and the more thematic and colorful Symphony 3. In comparison to the other works in this set, Antar Symphony, Russian Easter Overture, and Capriccio Espagnol, which are full of Korsakov’s requisite exoticism, orientalism, and modal settings, the symphonies.
CD 2: Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 32 01 (1) Moderato assai - Allegro 02 (2) Scherzo. Vivo - Moderato - Tempo I 03 (3) Andante - Animato assai - Tempo I - 04 (4) Allegro con spirito - Animato 05 Russian Easter Festival Overture, op. 36 Capriccio espagnol, op. 34 06 (1) Alborada. Vivo e strepitoso - 07 (2) Variazioni. Andante con moto - 08 (3) Alborada. Vivo e strepitoso - 09 (4) Scena e canto gitano. Allegretto - 10 (5) Fandango asturiano. Performers: Neeme Järvi, Göthenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Russian Easter Overture, Op. By Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. 11. Polovtsian Dances (from "Prince Igor"). By Alexander Borodin - London Symphony Chorus, Antal Doráti & London Symphony Orchestra. 11 Songs, 1 Hour 8 Minutes. Released: May 15, 2015. 2015 Decca Music Group Limited. More By London Symphony Orchestra.
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite, based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to write the work for a solo violin with orchestra, but later decided that a purely orchestral work would do better justice to the lively melodies. The Russian title is Каприччио на испанские темы (literally, Capriccio on Spanish Themes).
In the Russian Easter Overture Rimsky-Korsakov attempted to show the contrast between the ancient wonder of Isaiah's proclamation with the almost-Pagan celebration of Easter in modern times. The composer wanted the listener to recognize the parallels between their own actions and biblical tales of "pagan merry-making. He also believed that to make this connection, the listener would have needed to attend an Easter morning service in a cathedral with all types of people. In his childhood, the composer did experience this type of thing