This symphonic suite premiered in St. Petersburg in October 1888, with the composer conducting. It is divided into four movements:
The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
The Story of the Kalendar Prince
The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmoun...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Scheherazade, Op. 35 was written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov released Scheherazade, Op. 35 on Sun Oct 28 1888.
In his original program note, Rimsky-Korsakov wrote:
The Sultan Schakhriar, convinced that all women are false and faithless, vowed to put to death each of his wives after the first nuptial night. But the Sultana Scheherazade saved her life by entertaining her lord with fascinating tales, told seri...
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