The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra takes as its mission the exploration of multicultural influences, not only in western classical music, but also in eastern European repertoire. This album of late 19th and early 20th century works focuses on the orientalism that was frequently the subject of the works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Mily Balakirev (members of the celebrated Mighty Handful of Russian nationalist composers), and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Rimsky-Korsakov's student. Orientalism also found a place in ...
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The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra takes as its mission the exploration of multicultural influences, not only in western classical music, but also in eastern European repertoire. This album of late 19th and early 20th century works focuses on the orientalism that was frequently the subject of the works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Mily Balakirev (members of the celebrated Mighty Handful of Russian nationalist composers), and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Rimsky-Korsakov's student. Orientalism also found a place in the music of Turkish composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin. Because of its instant appeal and considerable length, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is the center of attention on this 2014 Onyx release, and conductor Sascha Goetzel and the orchestra lavish it with sumptuous sonorities and stirring expression, giving a vivid rendition of this suite based on the Tales of 1001 Nights. Included in this version of Scheherazade are brief improvisational interludes featuring the lute-like Oud and the...
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