Writing about this musical work, the composer spoke of two unifying threads, which consist of a thunderous motif with a full orchestra that introduces the first and fourth movements and a cadenza-like violin solo. In the third section, two characters are identified with strings and a clarinet, and that section contains an allegretto with parts for snare drum. A shipwreck on a rock topped by the statue of a bronze horseman is illustrated in the last movement, which brings in a bassoon part from the title character of a previous section. Including such movements as The Story of the Kalander Prince and The Sea and Sinbad's Ship, FTP, identify th
Writing about this musical work, the composer spoke of two unifying threads, which consist of a thunderous motif with a full orchestra that introduces the first and fourth movements and a cadenza-like violin solo. In the third section, two characters are identified with strings and a clarinet, and that section contains an allegretto with parts for snare drum. A shipwreck on a rock topped by the statue of a bronze horseman is illustrated in the last movement, which brings in a bassoon part from the title character of a previous section. Including such movements as The Story of the Kalander Prince and The Sea and Sinbad's Ship, FTP, identify this composition by Rimsky- Korsakov named for the Persian queen in The Thousand and One Nights.
Writing about this musical work, the composer spoke of two unifying threads, which consist of a thunderous motif with a full orchestra that introduces the first and fourth movements and a cadenza-like violin solo.
{Scheherazade}