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Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade: A Tale | Alpha ALPHA1081

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade: A Tale

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA1081

Barcode: 3701624510810

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 20th September 2024

Contents

Artists

Golshifteh Farahani (narrator)
Kristin Winters (narrator)
Ensemble K

Conductor

Simone Menezes

Works

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Scheherazade, op.35 (arr. Vincent Paulet)

Artists

Golshifteh Farahani (narrator)
Kristin Winters (narrator)
Ensemble K

Conductor

Simone Menezes

About

This album offers a new approach to the character of Scheherazade, with Rimsky-Korsakov’s musical masterpiece transcribed for the forces of Ensemble K and a previously unpublished text, freely adapted from the Thousand and One Nights and ancient love poems, which tells the story of Scheherazade. The Franco-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani plays Scheherazade, while Kristin Winters is her sister, Dinarzad: ‘For me, this story is a literary and historical treasure of humanity. But our collective imagination has seen Scheherazade as either a seductress or a submissive woman who told stories to survive. The greatness of this character goes far beyond that, and in fact represents the ancient figure of the “hero”, or rather the heroine!’, says Simone Menezes, who is artistic director of this project. For this second collaboration with Alpha Classics (after Amazonia, ALPHA990), she presents two versions of the programme, one with music and texts, the other with Rimsky-Korsakov’s music alone.

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