Boris Khaikin, Igor Stravinsky - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 1; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony Op. 1, Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 (2022)
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 435 Mb | Total time: 79:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals | PRD 250 341 | Recorded: 1966, 1965, 1962
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 435 Mb | Total time: 79:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals | PRD 250 341 | Recorded: 1966, 1965, 1962
Master and pupil? A youthful venture on the part of the composer of Scheherazade while naval officer, this symphony of Rimsky-Korsakov deploys fine rhetoric worthy of Haydn’s ‘military’ model incorporating contemporary material. His ‘cadet’ applies himself studiously - Stravinsky’s approach is more casual although the da capo appear in their entirety. A mere ad libitum experiment, his Scherzo fantastique is disappointingly lacking in metronomic rigour but not in inventivity. These two pieces appear together for the first time in over a century and are showcased with consummate skill.
