Ok. We can't infer "openness" because (I venture) being "open" requires some degree of initial "receptivity" to a piece of music where no judgment exists, or if pre-judgment pertains there must be a "willingness" to reconsider. "Closedness" we can take to be a lack of willing and/or receptivity. When it comes to assessing this in the context of the dislike bar we are stalled by an absence of information (unlike comments), we can only imagine. So are you going to imagine the worst or the best?
4:56 proves that Rimsky was once hurt by a hoboist, and thus made him/her pay. To put something so hard and exposed at the very end, within a breath taking piano... bitch.
Határozottan úgy gondolom, hogy Rimsky-Korsakov a maga idejében már elhozta a 20. századot a zenéjével. Ravel írt hozzá hasonlóan, pedig ő azért vastagon 20. századi zeneszerző. Csodálatos, magával ragadó, meseszerű ez a darab.
What on earth is that trombone doing at 2:58? It almost sounds jazzy, even inappropriately so. I've never heard that sound brought out in a performance of Scheherazade before...
@Arangutang That was kind of ridiculous. That was a trombone who was NOT listening around him and that was like a train wreck out of nowhere. He was loud and late on the retard which is why it sounded jazzy, he was on the back beat. Amazing performance from the ensemble though. Truly inspired stuff.
@Arangutang This is the same as when I first heard it when I was a child in 1955. This is a beautiful arrangement, performed perfectly... Perhaps the others you have been listening to don't know how to play it? I don't mean to sound sarcastic, I'm serious
@riverlighttrider It just sounds so flat and deflated to me whereas usually it comes in ringing and clear in tone. *shrugs* It's probably just a matter of preference.
@Arangutang > Perhaps it's also in the systems we are listening to it through. I WOULD prefer to hear it performed LIVE! I do appreciate how you feel about it... and great works deserve the best performances and sound equipment on both ends. Still and all, it is BEAUTIFUL and sounds better than it did on the monaural player we had in 1954, and even then it was... ahhhh ; )
Uno cierra los ojos y se imagina en un barco de madera trepando las olas mas grandes del mar, mientras huye a descubrir una tierra grande de riquezas y de enemigos hasta ese momento desconocidos, uno cree que va a morir ahogado el barco se hunde y los pedazos de madera se lanzan como proyectiles y muchos cuerpos al aire gritando ...
I am stunned and amazed that Elena Semenova has such a complete mastery of technique and emotional expressiveness on her violin at such a young age. She surely must have played an instrument in a prior lifetime!
Did anybody else hear this in the Recobbled Cut (a.k.a the non-butchered version) of The Thief and the Cobbler? They used it to fill a lot of the gaps in the soundtrack, it fits beautifully.
@Dustlandindie --- Hmmmmm > Well, who else would be posting this, unless it was someone in charge of the orchestra? As I recall, Lenord Bernstein did similar things, when he was conductor of the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall ... and if I took photos and they turned up on youtube I would be the one posting them, right?? Maybe I didn't interpret the comment correctly ...I' m just wondering.... ; )
@naila1845 er und Ravel beide, jedoch ich glaube, daß Rimski-Korsakov ist möglicherweise je besser als Ravel (Holst ist noch mein beliebteste Modernkomponist :) )
an exceptional piece of music, well played by the folks who probably love it best, the Moscow Symphony. now, if only YouTube allowed longer clips to be posted so we didn't have to have it stop in the middle of everything!
Maybe they did that, as a symbol of how Scheherazade told the stories? Legend has it that she stopped before the ending every night, so the king didn't have her head chopped off.
i have the pleasure of playing timpani on this piece in my orchestra... it really is unbelievable. i'm actually in the habit of getting teary anytime anyone has a solo in rehearsal... i just never get sick of it!
The first time I heard the finale, the running strings that leads up to the massive ship crash, I was breathless. Then my head blew off and landed back between my shoulders, and since then until forevermore I swore off the likes of certain high-pitched, pre-pubescent boy whose single claim to fame was a head full of barely combed hair.
Superb version, no matter what the lacking (which is NONE).
wonderful piece... i guess? although the first 3 movements are like repeat repeat repeat of same thematic sequence, the last one sums up everything. hence i also think the last movement is the most difficult out of the four... BRRRR i'd love to play this piece but it is going to take some work...
Dear jeddak5.Thank you for the nice comment but I only relly on my instict and not in my knoweledge.Because if you want to listen classic music you should know what exactly are you listening.For this particular piece I spent sometime studying the theme of the music and what exactly each part means.But anyway thanks for all
I am curious as to the psychology of those folks who.....and there are always a few of them....find a breathtaking performance like this and post a "dislike" on it. If they hate Rimsky-Korsakov why are they here? It's like a particularly ugly form of trolling, verging on vandalism.
The distance between the like and dislike buttons on my screen is about 3mm
I think a 0.5% chance of missing the like button is probably the reason.Also there is probably no chance someone would persist watching all 5 parts of this performance If he/she did not enjoy the preceding parts.
i agree with you, i canot understand why folks just use the dislike button because they hate rimsky korsakov. but as a musician i have to say there are many interprations of the scheherazade, which are much more breathtaking, they make you feel like you live in the book of 1001 nights... i'm really not sure if the conductor ever read about scheherazads story. thats why i like more other interpretations of tiĥis piece. for an example, listen to gergievs interpretation.
@jeddak5 I have often wondered the same thing - why listen? I agree with you, they are trolling and want to "ruin" it for others...excepting for me, it only reinforces the loveliness of the piece. Love the way you worded it.
@jeddak5 I think it would only be the most sane behavior to go as far as to listen a song you don't like. This is how I assess the degree of openness of someone.
And to dislike it is not an insult, it is merely an opinion, and I prefer hear that opinion in a context where I know the person didn't just like it by blind (or deaf) impression rather than by being informed.
@Beaudereck that's the best way of looking at it. The dislike bar is provided to evaluate a video (i.e. music). We can't assume they've listened to it all attentively, as an "ideal, open" listener would do, perhaps, but we don't know if the dislikers pressed dislike after a cursory 2 seconds either. Furthermore, we can't accuse them of "insulting" it (we are attacking straw men). But we cannot infer they are "open" either, although I like this affective adjunct (assumes the best of people)! Best
@jeddak5 There are always some weirdos that you can't please no matter what! They would probably complain if they had 1 million dollars, the Sun was shining and they were on a nice warm sandy beach under a blue sky!
The sun gives me headaches and I don't like sand, it gets stuck to everything. I wouldn't mind the money, though. This piece, on the other hand, is amazing.
@happywritermillion I have that experience every time. I guess I'd put this on the "light classical" end of the spectrum just because it is so engaging, but that doesn't seem to give it enough credit. Compelling is more like it. Great performance here, too.
@efrag57 You mean you didn't used to be a fan. This is how you learn to listen! Keep it up and you will be lecturing the rest of us on the late Beethoven quartets. Welcome to the club.
wow just wow...to be honest i was never much of a orchestra/symphony fan and don't know much about playing any instruments and i loved all 40 min of it. i heard some of this on Leverage and it sounded so beautiful i wanted to listen to the entire symphony and it didn't disappoint at all and i was hooked. the solo, the orchestra, everything was so soothing to hear. again......just wow
@AssyrianRebel ....a long time favorite of mine.... hadn't listened to it completely through for many years though. There is much in this piece that requires many, many, many times through it to comprehend. It is perhaps one of the greatest examples of Russian Romanticism (I would put his Pictures At An Exhibition in the same category)
We cant ignore that Rimsky-Korsakov was a geanius not only in his great harmonies but also to orchestrate the masterpieces he created, but orchestras like this one make this great pieces alive
@jonaestrada ... Rimsky Korsakov was the teacher of orchestration to most of the great Russian masters of his time... either formally at the university, or by example through study. Even Ravel (the orchestrator par excellance in my opinion) considered himself a "student" of Rimsky Korsakov. If I recall (it's been quite a few years since my Doctoral dissertation...) it is Ravel's orchestration of RK's "Pictures at an Exhibition" that most of us know best. It explains all of the saxophone!
This was the first album I selected as a teenager in 1963 from Columbia...it has, in various forms, been part of my collection ever since. Thank you for posting this for others to enjoy! BklynBoy
This is tougher to play than your usual classical piece, I can tell you from experience - not that it surprises that Rimsky-Korsakov writes something huge and beautiful while still making it challenging. Deffinitely one of my favorite pieces both to play and to listen to. I also love Dvorak's 9th (From The New World).
@PrinceD4rkstR Eh, it really isn't that hard. I'm playing it in orch, and its ok to play. Fun too, i guess. Of course, I'm only basing this off of my cello playing experience.
@japowpow It isn't extremely hard, but hard compared to most other orchestral pieces. And I play the violin, and I can tell you this is quite hard, technically, for the violins. I know it's not that hard for viola, but I have no real knowledge on how it is for other instruments. :)
@PrinceD4rkstR Yeah, well im just basing it off of my cello playing experience.. I know that violins have lots of weird articulation and stuff like that. I've never been able to play violin myself... lol
@PrinceD4rkstR : the trumpet & piccolo players had to use a technique called double tonguing. Lena's sustains from 4:40 on are breath taking!
Shakhriars theme was in constant juxtaposition to Scheherazade's theme (Lena), slowly giving way to Scheherazade's theme at the end of movement 4 (represented by the soothing Coda).
This is a very difficult orchestral piece to play for violins & the clarinet solo is ridiculously hard. But I give credit to Arnold's faithful interpretation.
@styxshogun Thanks for enlightening me in the wind-section's parts. I was wondering whether the violins were the only ones with an insanely hard thing to play. It's an AMAZING classical piece, and I wish I could play it more - it's just incredible.
@PrinceD4rkstR You're welcome! It is a very difficult piece for everyone. The piccolo player probably goes home, downs a glass of Vodka and passes out after every performance. We had our clarinets modified for this piece...a key extender brazed on extending from the lower section to the upper section to allow for ease of playing at the quicker tempo. The Russian Five really pressed the envelope of a musician's talent.
I remember the 1st time I heard this. Channel hopping at 'round 1am. The violin brought tears to my eyes. It is, IMHO, one of the two greatest works of classical music. The other is "The Planets" by Holst.
Re: Violinist...I asked these questions to my friend from Tralfamador....Why not have the concertmaster play the cadenzas & also do they really need this violinist to play 2 cadenzas?
The answer I got back was.."These are typical Earthling questions....why anything??"
ack, the Allegro non troppo e frenettico at 1:45 would have been amazing, had the baritones played out more! the flutes were far too overpowering... but I still love this piece in all of its glory.
actually, in just last 2 movements, there's I think 5 Cadenzas... a lil overboard, but they are impressive and a very effective motif to the piece overall.
I know very little about classical music. Enough to know i know next to nothing. I really like this one though. Whatever you call it, movement/piece??. Its great.
my college band did this a couple years back and the audience enjoyed it so much that we recieved 5 curtain calls. The applause lasted a total of 6 minutes. Truly a remarkable piece.
Thank you for sharing this with the world Mr. Arnold. I only know Classical Music from tuning out commercial radio and listening to NPR stations. I am pleased to read that people that know this music also find Scheherazade exceptional. This kind of beauty gives Humanity reason to persevere.
I also wish the low brass had a little more cajones in the final movement, but that's a minor quibble. This is actually one of the better recordings of Scheherazade that I have come across and I have been searching out good recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece for 16 years now, ever since my high school marching band played it in 1993 and made it to national finals. This piece will always have a warm place in my heart. :D
Forget all the popular romantic prince and princess stuff... this final movement which depicts the ship sinking is the whole enchilada, the pinnacle of musical achievement. I love Rimsky-Korsakov so much!
Breathtaking. My favorite music as well. I'm with those of you who love, love, love it! My father raised me hearing this from the time I was a babe. It is his favorite, too.
somehow, this performance validates my decision to spend my life pursuing music...it is, by far, the best performance of this work i have ever heard...thank you for bringing meaning to my life
I love this piece. My junior year in high school, it was a primary feature in our marching-band show. Being that I'm a saxaphonist, I didn't have a very good part, but it was fun nonetheless. I may post it in the future.
I just love this performance. One of my favourites. Never seen it live but listened to it on CD frequently. Thank you for this wonderful chance to see it on You tube.
Bravo Elena!!!!!!!!!!
emirviolina 1 week ago
Some one shoot the trombonist. Waaaay out of balance. Otherwise a nice reading. The solo violinist was outstanding.
flylooper 1 week ago
Awesome. I've been trying to find this particular set of music 00:45 - 01:40 for weeks. Anybody know how or where I can find it by itself?
bobblychicken 2 months ago
Ok. We can't infer "openness" because (I venture) being "open" requires some degree of initial "receptivity" to a piece of music where no judgment exists, or if pre-judgment pertains there must be a "willingness" to reconsider. "Closedness" we can take to be a lack of willing and/or receptivity. When it comes to assessing this in the context of the dislike bar we are stalled by an absence of information (unlike comments), we can only imagine. So are you going to imagine the worst or the best?
jazzmunky 3 months ago
This reminds me of Sibelius' Karelian suite.
Maissikasvi 3 months ago
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Maissikasvi 3 months ago
marvelous. thank you for posting these arthurarnold
monkylicious 3 months ago
елена....
msabodzhan 4 months ago
4:56 proves that Rimsky was once hurt by a hoboist, and thus made him/her pay. To put something so hard and exposed at the very end, within a breath taking piano... bitch.
MrScarsan 4 months ago
I think it's absolutely beautiful!
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Határozottan úgy gondolom, hogy Rimsky-Korsakov a maga idejében már elhozta a 20. századot a zenéjével. Ravel írt hozzá hasonlóan, pedig ő azért vastagon 20. századi zeneszerző. Csodálatos, magával ragadó, meseszerű ez a darab.
Keex07 5 months ago
What on earth is that trombone doing at 2:58? It almost sounds jazzy, even inappropriately so. I've never heard that sound brought out in a performance of Scheherazade before...
Arangutang 5 months ago
@Arangutang That was kind of ridiculous. That was a trombone who was NOT listening around him and that was like a train wreck out of nowhere. He was loud and late on the retard which is why it sounded jazzy, he was on the back beat. Amazing performance from the ensemble though. Truly inspired stuff.
Gltokensp06 5 months ago
@Arangutang This is the same as when I first heard it when I was a child in 1955. This is a beautiful arrangement, performed perfectly... Perhaps the others you have been listening to don't know how to play it? I don't mean to sound sarcastic, I'm serious
riverlighttrider 4 months ago
@riverlighttrider It just sounds so flat and deflated to me whereas usually it comes in ringing and clear in tone. *shrugs* It's probably just a matter of preference.
Arangutang 4 months ago
@Arangutang > Perhaps it's also in the systems we are listening to it through. I WOULD prefer to hear it performed LIVE! I do appreciate how you feel about it... and great works deserve the best performances and sound equipment on both ends. Still and all, it is BEAUTIFUL and sounds better than it did on the monaural player we had in 1954, and even then it was... ahhhh ; )
riverlighttrider 3 months ago
Uno cierra los ojos y se imagina en un barco de madera trepando las olas mas grandes del mar, mientras huye a descubrir una tierra grande de riquezas y de enemigos hasta ese momento desconocidos, uno cree que va a morir ahogado el barco se hunde y los pedazos de madera se lanzan como proyectiles y muchos cuerpos al aire gritando ...
canon6 7 months ago
Az operatőri munka csapnivaló, a zenekar szuper!
Kár hogy a vágások nem a tételek közé vannak rakva.
Egyébként megunhatatlan klasszikus, mindig élvezettel hallgatom.
bIasius 7 months ago
I am stunned and amazed that Elena Semenova has such a complete mastery of technique and emotional expressiveness on her violin at such a young age. She surely must have played an instrument in a prior lifetime!
adeptwon 7 months ago 2
Simply beautiful.
kend16 8 months ago
Did anybody else hear this in the Recobbled Cut (a.k.a the non-butchered version) of The Thief and the Cobbler? They used it to fill a lot of the gaps in the soundtrack, it fits beautifully.
serentochan 9 months ago
who said that weed only works for rock and roll???? i love this piece =)
crohno 9 months ago 3
That's a great violin. Don't know who made it, but it sounds really top-notch.
jason101other 9 months ago
ahh just got that the conductor is th youtube account owner . . .
Dustlandindie 9 months ago
@Dustlandindie --- Hmmmmm > Well, who else would be posting this, unless it was someone in charge of the orchestra? As I recall, Lenord Bernstein did similar things, when he was conductor of the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall ... and if I took photos and they turned up on youtube I would be the one posting them, right?? Maybe I didn't interpret the comment correctly ...I' m just wondering.... ; )
riverlighttrider 4 months ago
when I listen to this part , I can truely think of a ship in the middle of a storm. Juat marvelous!
SuperCosmos2012 9 months ago
rimsky-korsakov hat die farbenreichste musik, die ich kenne...wunderbar
naila1845 10 months ago
@naila1845 er und Ravel beide, jedoch ich glaube, daß Rimski-Korsakov ist möglicherweise je besser als Ravel (Holst ist noch mein beliebteste Modernkomponist :) )
2january1992 8 months ago
Tuba Player: What happened at 2:57?!?!?!
kimlongvo 10 months ago
who's the idiot who disliked that beauty ???? :D:D:D
EdwinaNorton 10 months ago
Anche qui un'orchestra fatta di giovincelli...
Genesys1988 10 months ago
Beautiful ! Bravo!
tammy1775 11 months ago
an exceptional piece of music, well played by the folks who probably love it best, the Moscow Symphony. now, if only YouTube allowed longer clips to be posted so we didn't have to have it stop in the middle of everything!
32salvor 11 months ago 2
@32salvor
Maybe they did that, as a symbol of how Scheherazade told the stories? Legend has it that she stopped before the ending every night, so the king didn't have her head chopped off.
MrxxSexyxxEmo 10 months ago
Loooooooooooooong harmonic <3
n8ames 11 months ago
So fantastic.
marimakeslemonade 1 year ago
Hmm Scheherazade, Firebird. Scheherazade, Firebird..... It's still the Firebird.
Bassoonater 1 year ago 3
In Soviet Russia, music plays YOU!
WolfpikaNetworks 1 year ago 42
From 3:57 WOW
Teishu118 1 year ago
Wonderfull version, haven't heard it better (my taste of course)
smitschagen 1 year ago
Could this be what Heaven sounds like?
varsity3111 1 year ago
Watching video is more, moore expressive... another world, some music must be lived, not olny listened
bidibum 1 year ago
From beginning to end - gorgeous!
paleryder2 1 year ago
i have the pleasure of playing timpani on this piece in my orchestra... it really is unbelievable. i'm actually in the habit of getting teary anytime anyone has a solo in rehearsal... i just never get sick of it!
hellothereitsanna 1 year ago
The first time I heard the finale, the running strings that leads up to the massive ship crash, I was breathless. Then my head blew off and landed back between my shoulders, and since then until forevermore I swore off the likes of certain high-pitched, pre-pubescent boy whose single claim to fame was a head full of barely combed hair.
Superb version, no matter what the lacking (which is NONE).
Hailstormand 1 year ago
@happywritermillion
These is simply Greater & sublime, is like Storie.
carlosarielespino 1 year ago
wonderful piece... i guess? although the first 3 movements are like repeat repeat repeat of same thematic sequence, the last one sums up everything. hence i also think the last movement is the most difficult out of the four... BRRRR i'd love to play this piece but it is going to take some work...
Thank you for uploading, Maestro Arnold!
aznzeratul 1 year ago
Dear jeddak5.Thank you for the nice comment but I only relly on my instict and not in my knoweledge.Because if you want to listen classic music you should know what exactly are you listening.For this particular piece I spent sometime studying the theme of the music and what exactly each part means.But anyway thanks for all
efrag57 1 year ago
I am curious as to the psychology of those folks who.....and there are always a few of them....find a breathtaking performance like this and post a "dislike" on it. If they hate Rimsky-Korsakov why are they here? It's like a particularly ugly form of trolling, verging on vandalism.
jeddak5 1 year ago 28
@jeddak5 they see the world upside down.
pedexumbo 6 months ago
@jeddak5
The distance between the like and dislike buttons on my screen is about 3mm
I think a 0.5% chance of missing the like button is probably the reason.Also there is probably no chance someone would persist watching all 5 parts of this performance If he/she did not enjoy the preceding parts.
XxXxXJonathanXxXxX 6 months ago
@jeddak5
i agree with you, i canot understand why folks just use the dislike button because they hate rimsky korsakov. but as a musician i have to say there are many interprations of the scheherazade, which are much more breathtaking, they make you feel like you live in the book of 1001 nights... i'm really not sure if the conductor ever read about scheherazads story. thats why i like more other interpretations of tiĥis piece. for an example, listen to gergievs interpretation.
domeyer 6 months ago
@domeyer
Thank you, I will. I love Rimsky but I appreciate you turning me on to more music.
jeddak5 6 months ago
@jeddak5 They're ignorant that's why. How could you dislike this music? It just isn't possible.
Jonesbone3 5 months ago
@jeddak5 I have often wondered the same thing - why listen? I agree with you, they are trolling and want to "ruin" it for others...excepting for me, it only reinforces the loveliness of the piece. Love the way you worded it.
laelamarie1 5 months ago
@jeddak5 I think it would only be the most sane behavior to go as far as to listen a song you don't like. This is how I assess the degree of openness of someone.
And to dislike it is not an insult, it is merely an opinion, and I prefer hear that opinion in a context where I know the person didn't just like it by blind (or deaf) impression rather than by being informed.
Beaudereck 5 months ago
@Beaudereck that's the best way of looking at it. The dislike bar is provided to evaluate a video (i.e. music). We can't assume they've listened to it all attentively, as an "ideal, open" listener would do, perhaps, but we don't know if the dislikers pressed dislike after a cursory 2 seconds either. Furthermore, we can't accuse them of "insulting" it (we are attacking straw men). But we cannot infer they are "open" either, although I like this affective adjunct (assumes the best of people)! Best
jazzmunky 3 months ago
@jeddak5 There are always some weirdos that you can't please no matter what! They would probably complain if they had 1 million dollars, the Sun was shining and they were on a nice warm sandy beach under a blue sky!
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@Imragnar1
The sun gives me headaches and I don't like sand, it gets stuck to everything. I wouldn't mind the money, though. This piece, on the other hand, is amazing.
rohiogerv22 1 month ago
@happywritermillion I have that experience every time. I guess I'd put this on the "light classical" end of the spectrum just because it is so engaging, but that doesn't seem to give it enough credit. Compelling is more like it. Great performance here, too.
jeddak5 1 year ago
The phrase moved to tears doesn't do it justice.
101JerseyGirl 1 year ago
My father has requested that this be played at his funeral (he's not sick or anything, just someday).
Everyone who loves this should check out the recobbled cut of The Thief and the Cobbler. It makes particularly epic use of it.
Rmlohner 1 year ago
Τhough I am not a fan of classic music,mostly because I dont know how to listen this piece is absoletuly breathtaking.
efrag57 1 year ago
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@efrag57 well then now you are a fan.
mountainbikingchick 1 year ago
@efrag57 You mean you didn't used to be a fan. This is how you learn to listen! Keep it up and you will be lecturing the rest of us on the late Beethoven quartets. Welcome to the club.
jeddak5 1 year ago
I heard this section on leverage beautiful
ncisgal4eva92 1 year ago
it truely is an inspiring work - it's a shame the audience was .... well... not there.
Living in Australia, I would have been ashamed at that turn out. BUT.... MSO - prove me wrong!
waynespeers 1 year ago
I want more.
farigahna 1 year ago
WHY DIDN'T THE AUDIENCE EXPLODE WHEN THIS AMAZINGNESS WAS OVER??!!
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savegood1 1 year ago
Beatiful,inspiring, a classic forever......
chinocholo 1 year ago
nice nice nice! Great orchestra great conductor great violin
siramadeus 1 year ago
exemplary performance by orchestra and conductor.
dajohnthomas69 1 year ago
2:57 sombody sounded like butt.
ccdlate8 1 year ago
Neat!
ErikMogan 1 year ago
This piece is why we have ears.
frodolives1183 1 year ago 3
this song was originally described as hauntingly beautiful i see y now
Polaryoda1 1 year ago
Just beautiful! Wow!
potpourri360 1 year ago
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
RubikCuber1 1 year ago
wow just wow...to be honest i was never much of a orchestra/symphony fan and don't know much about playing any instruments and i loved all 40 min of it. i heard some of this on Leverage and it sounded so beautiful i wanted to listen to the entire symphony and it didn't disappoint at all and i was hooked. the solo, the orchestra, everything was so soothing to hear. again......just wow
cmorgn08 1 year ago
I heard this on Leverage and wanted to re listen to it! The solo Hardison was incredible!!
RommieRules 1 year ago
@RommieRules I totally agree.
styx793 1 year ago
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lotus2 1 year ago
@RommieRules
Me too! I fell in love with it the moment I heard it! Absolutely beautiful!!!
lotus2 1 year ago
I can't believe two people gave a thumbs down to this hauntingly beautiful piece...
AssyrianRebel 1 year ago
@AssyrianRebel When that happens I like to pretend that those peoples' hands slipped and it was an accident.
naturesbless 1 year ago
@AssyrianRebel ....a long time favorite of mine.... hadn't listened to it completely through for many years though. There is much in this piece that requires many, many, many times through it to comprehend. It is perhaps one of the greatest examples of Russian Romanticism (I would put his Pictures At An Exhibition in the same category)
chironomo63 1 year ago
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BBQJester 1 year ago
so beautiful ... i love korsakov. i love this piece !!! ;D
babycoete12 1 year ago
Spectacular!
SaraVietta 1 year ago
My "Dad" used to place this on his violin... especially after my mother passed... I love Scheherazade! And, this series of videos made me cry!
KB3MJ 1 year ago
Lena ist ein großer Musiker und bist eine schöne Frau!
styxshogun 1 year ago
We cant ignore that Rimsky-Korsakov was a geanius not only in his great harmonies but also to orchestrate the masterpieces he created, but orchestras like this one make this great pieces alive
jonaestrada 1 year ago
@jonaestrada ... Rimsky Korsakov was the teacher of orchestration to most of the great Russian masters of his time... either formally at the university, or by example through study. Even Ravel (the orchestrator par excellance in my opinion) considered himself a "student" of Rimsky Korsakov. If I recall (it's been quite a few years since my Doctoral dissertation...) it is Ravel's orchestration of RK's "Pictures at an Exhibition" that most of us know best. It explains all of the saxophone!
chironomo63 1 year ago
@chironomo63
Pictures at an Exhibition was the work of Modeste Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov's friend and onetime roommate.
1tbo 1 year ago
I love the energy!!!!!
aacmusic 1 year ago
Bigggggggggggggg THANXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for shareing these clips <3
brownlittlebear 1 year ago
J.w. is this a high paid symphony?
fcmilsweeper9 1 year ago
This was the first album I selected as a teenager in 1963 from Columbia...it has, in various forms, been part of my collection ever since. Thank you for posting this for others to enjoy! BklynBoy
Munchenette 1 year ago
I've listened to the whole 40 minutes of this peice. [=
japowpow 1 year ago 2
This is tougher to play than your usual classical piece, I can tell you from experience - not that it surprises that Rimsky-Korsakov writes something huge and beautiful while still making it challenging. Deffinitely one of my favorite pieces both to play and to listen to. I also love Dvorak's 9th (From The New World).
PrinceD4rkstR 1 year ago
@PrinceD4rkstR Eh, it really isn't that hard. I'm playing it in orch, and its ok to play. Fun too, i guess. Of course, I'm only basing this off of my cello playing experience.
japowpow 1 year ago
@japowpow It isn't extremely hard, but hard compared to most other orchestral pieces. And I play the violin, and I can tell you this is quite hard, technically, for the violins. I know it's not that hard for viola, but I have no real knowledge on how it is for other instruments. :)
PrinceD4rkstR 1 year ago
@PrinceD4rkstR Yeah, well im just basing it off of my cello playing experience.. I know that violins have lots of weird articulation and stuff like that. I've never been able to play violin myself... lol
japowpow 1 year ago
@japowpow Yeah well, I'm a total retard on the cello as well. xD
PrinceD4rkstR 1 year ago
@PrinceD4rkstR : the trumpet & piccolo players had to use a technique called double tonguing. Lena's sustains from 4:40 on are breath taking!
Shakhriars theme was in constant juxtaposition to Scheherazade's theme (Lena), slowly giving way to Scheherazade's theme at the end of movement 4 (represented by the soothing Coda).
This is a very difficult orchestral piece to play for violins & the clarinet solo is ridiculously hard. But I give credit to Arnold's faithful interpretation.
styxshogun 1 year ago
@styxshogun Thanks for enlightening me in the wind-section's parts. I was wondering whether the violins were the only ones with an insanely hard thing to play. It's an AMAZING classical piece, and I wish I could play it more - it's just incredible.
PrinceD4rkstR 1 year ago
@PrinceD4rkstR You're welcome! It is a very difficult piece for everyone. The piccolo player probably goes home, downs a glass of Vodka and passes out after every performance. We had our clarinets modified for this piece...a key extender brazed on extending from the lower section to the upper section to allow for ease of playing at the quicker tempo. The Russian Five really pressed the envelope of a musician's talent.
styxshogun 1 year ago
I remember the 1st time I heard this. Channel hopping at 'round 1am. The violin brought tears to my eyes. It is, IMHO, one of the two greatest works of classical music. The other is "The Planets" by Holst.
dkerris 1 year ago
Re: Violinist...I asked these questions to my friend from Tralfamador....Why not have the concertmaster play the cadenzas & also do they really need this violinist to play 2 cadenzas?
The answer I got back was.."These are typical Earthling questions....why anything??"
saintansele 1 year ago
russians playing russian music...what could be better!!!
magarac99 1 year ago 2
God, that is a good bass section! They're very clean.
sib3lius 2 years ago
I will never, ever, ever get tired of Scherehazade. My favorite symphony song ever, especially "The Little Prince and Princess" movement.
SI3CGinMON 2 years ago 3
ack, the Allegro non troppo e frenettico at 1:45 would have been amazing, had the baritones played out more! the flutes were far too overpowering... but I still love this piece in all of its glory.
maxsquatch 2 years ago
thank for sharing
richclayderman 2 years ago
anyway 4:50 , have you ever heard such a beautiful ending...
the E, god, the E is so beautiful.
anisometropie 2 years ago
Do they really need this violinist to play 2 cadenza in the whole piece ?
anisometropie 2 years ago
personally, I think the concertmaster should play it...
flashgordo91 2 years ago
actually, in just last 2 movements, there's I think 5 Cadenzas... a lil overboard, but they are impressive and a very effective motif to the piece overall.
maxsquatch 2 years ago
Truly wonderful, thank you.
Scunner23 2 years ago
I know very little about classical music. Enough to know i know next to nothing. I really like this one though. Whatever you call it, movement/piece??. Its great.
sparkyinbath 2 years ago 2
This is the final six-and-a-half minutes of the fourth and final movement.
In my opinion the best recording is a CD with Stokowski as conductor.
insidedigitalmedia 2 years ago
Bravoo
mariateresa521 2 years ago
excellent performance
MrAdel007 2 years ago 2
Reminds me of a red-haired Goddess I know.
JeffPysicsist 2 years ago 2
@JeffPysicsist
"It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight 'twould win me..."
Been there, mate.
ishtarg8 2 years ago 2
Hot Damn that girl Elena Semenova can play.
KiCreativeStudios 2 years ago 20
This piece is exceptionally played... but it feels a bit rushed...
trumpetdudekjk 2 years ago
Bravo, Elena Semenova!
dreams2go 2 years ago 3
Excellent. I'm proud to be named after this symphony :)
sfilabonne 2 years ago
Arthur Arnold, with the exquisite piece you have just touched my soul........ Namaste.
angeltorz 2 years ago 2
Bellísimo...
pacus2006 2 years ago
my college band did this a couple years back and the audience enjoyed it so much that we recieved 5 curtain calls. The applause lasted a total of 6 minutes. Truly a remarkable piece.
bakermankab 2 years ago
my band is doing this show for marching season...intense
x19blakey93x 2 years ago
I really love Arthur Arnold's conducting. SO energetic and exciting to watch too :]
TheSaxyBandGeek 2 years ago 3
Εὐχαριστῶ,
ἀπό τήν Ἑλλάδα. Hellas, Athens.
Klinossophistis 2 years ago
@Klinossophistis Ασε ρε μεγαλε, τι το θες το παλαιοτονικο?
TK2008BEST 10 months ago
thank you sooooo much for posting this
msj6403 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing this with the world Mr. Arnold. I only know Classical Music from tuning out commercial radio and listening to NPR stations. I am pleased to read that people that know this music also find Scheherazade exceptional. This kind of beauty gives Humanity reason to persevere.
BardOfEarth 2 years ago 26
wow why isn't this orchestra considered 1 of the top 10 in the world? my guess would be horn intonation =P
FungoBoy 2 years ago 5
I also wish the low brass had a little more cajones in the final movement, but that's a minor quibble. This is actually one of the better recordings of Scheherazade that I have come across and I have been searching out good recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece for 16 years now, ever since my high school marching band played it in 1993 and made it to national finals. This piece will always have a warm place in my heart. :D
eXcommunicate1979 2 years ago 2
Forget all the popular romantic prince and princess stuff... this final movement which depicts the ship sinking is the whole enchilada, the pinnacle of musical achievement. I love Rimsky-Korsakov so much!
faloradog1 2 years ago 3
this is the jam
KiCreativeStudios 2 years ago 2
Edward Edward for all the world to hear
FcoXHR 2 years ago
Bella Bella for all the world to hear
pangitbaboy 2 years ago
Marvelous! Thank you for posting.
BenevolentMagic 2 years ago 5
y siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
dancingfr3e 2 years ago
Breathtaking. My favorite music as well. I'm with those of you who love, love, love it! My father raised me hearing this from the time I was a babe. It is his favorite, too.
goerto 2 years ago 2
That piccolo/flute feature from 0:36-0:44 is dang near hard to play. It was played spectacularly here.
mutualism 2 years ago 5
i know!
FungoBoy 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
timpani player has no idea of technique and how to play it. my eyes are hurting when i see this, but the rest is very well played
klaaazz 3 years ago
somehow, this performance validates my decision to spend my life pursuing music...it is, by far, the best performance of this work i have ever heard...thank you for bringing meaning to my life
jlew85 3 years ago 4
this is why i became a musician
jlew85 3 years ago 4
listening to this makes me feel invincible.
thank you :)
feste312 3 years ago
this is so beautiful!
obsessivechick111 3 years ago
1:40 gave me goosebumps...
kappelmeister123 3 years ago 2
My God that was beautiful.
rexel666 3 years ago 2
Lovely violin Elena!
smitschagen 3 years ago 2
This has to be some of the greatest music ever written. I totally love this piece.
LLJtbone 3 years ago 5
BRAVO!
(U should be fined for speeding mate ;D)
kgy122 3 years ago
Thank you for bringing this into my living room.
This is what the world wide web was made for.
memorast 3 years ago 23
woot
Uniduckdavid 3 years ago
bravo,ma poco trinonfale il finale,
massimolioy 3 years ago
I love this piece. My junior year in high school, it was a primary feature in our marching-band show. Being that I'm a saxaphonist, I didn't have a very good part, but it was fun nonetheless. I may post it in the future.
brsjake 3 years ago
The part 0:25 is hard but fun! I love playing it, but I can't imagine how hard it is for the flutes and piccolo to tongue those fast notes!
iceessence09 3 years ago
as a trumpet player, we tend to double/triple tongue.
Double: - TKTKTKTKTKTK
Triple: - TTKTTKTTKTTTK
falcons1988 3 years ago
I just love this performance. One of my favourites. Never seen it live but listened to it on CD frequently. Thank you for this wonderful chance to see it on You tube.
Leni...;o)
1LeNi5 3 years ago
Absolutely Stunning..I hope to hear more from you in future...
jonny7classics 3 years ago
SUPERB!!!
TAIKZASH 3 years ago
that the most peaceful ending i've ever heard in my life.
cracklemuffin 3 years ago
i never get tired of this piece...great performance...great composer
played piece awhile back...was the 2nd trombonist =)
bloodhound900 3 years ago