Speakers Corner/DECCA SXL 2113 Music Of RIMSKY-KORSAKOV ANSERMET TAS

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Music Of RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Christmas Eve Suite, Sadko, Musical Picture Op.5, Flight of the Bumble Bee, Dubinushka
Ernest Ansermet Conducting L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
NM/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record Label: Speakers Corner/Decca SXL 2113

Speakers Corner Audiophile Reissue. 180 Gram, High Quality Virgin Vinyl. Half Speed Mastered. Sourced from Original Analog Master Tapes. Faithful Reissue with Glossy Sleeves and all Liner Notes. German Import.

Speakers Corner reissues are all cut from original analogue master tapes and only 500 copies were pressed from each matrix to guarantee the highest sound quality. Because of the scarcity, these Speakers Corner reissues have become collector's items in their own right.

Condition: Record cover is still in it's opened original shrink-wrap. Corners are sharp. Spine, top and bottom are solid and show no signs of shelf wear, chipping or splits. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl is clean, shiny and plays like new.

Review: Rimsky-Korsakov was not only a masterly composer of great operas and eloquently powerful symphonies but a genius when it came to the smaller forms, and ample proof is provided by this delightful compilation on the DECCA label. The fairytale, programmatic music of the Christmas Eve Suite conjures up a fantastic world where the stars and planets dance and play above a snowy landscape until the witches’ sabbath begins and Vakula appears on his satanic warhorse. Brimming over with a wealth of highly varied Slavonic dance rhythms, genial instrumentation, and delightful melodies, this Suite offers nothing but pleasure the whole year through. The musical picture Sadko tells the story of a seafaring hero who is obliged to entertain Neptune at his court with music. Dancing water-spirits evoke a terrible storm from which Sadko only manages to escape with his life thanks to Saint Nicholas. Further attractions are to be found on the B side, namely the pre-revolutionary march Dubinushka (“The little oak stick”), and of course the immensely popular Flight of the Bumble-Bee which is sheer magic in this full orchestral version. If by now your mouth is watering for a taste of these Russian delicacies, just help yourself!