Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

Good album, well worth the money

     

This is a well balanced collection of many of Rimsky-Korsakov's most renown and well loved orchestral pieces. Some gems include, the great challenge for orchestras, "Capriccio Espagnol", "The Flight of the Bumblebee",( from "Tsar Saltan") "Sadko", and "Russian Easter Festival Overture". The way that anyone who has no musical training can tell that this album is well conducted is "Capriccio Espagnol", a daunting piece that tests every member of the orchestra. Rimsky-Korsakov was an ingenious orchestrator, and it shows in this piece. The brass section is very impressive in this piece, and has a clear, crisp tone, and a perfect volume for this piece. It melds especially well with the equally impressive percussion section in "Scena e Canto Gitano." Buy this album, you won't regret it.