{"product_id":"borodin-mussorgsky-rimsky-korssakoff-a-russian-festival","title":"Borodin \/ Mussorgsky \/ Rimsky-Korssakoff – A Russian Festival","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorodin \/ Mussorgsky \/ Rimsky-Korsakov – A Russian Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e“A Russian Festival” brings together four spectacular examples of 19th-century Russian orchestral music, featuring works by Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The programme spans 1867–1888, offering a concise introduction to the vivid orchestration, folk influences, dramatic storytelling and distinctly Russian character of the late Romantic period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe earliest work here is Mussorgsky’s \u003cem\u003eNight On The Bare Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, composed in 1867. Inspired by Russian legends surrounding a witches’ gathering on St John’s Eve, the piece is one of the earliest Russian examples of the symphonic poem and has become one of Mussorgsky’s most recognisable orchestral works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBorodin’s \u003cem\u003ePolovtsian Dances\u003c\/em\u003e comes from his unfinished opera \u003cem\u003ePrince Igor\u003c\/em\u003e. Borodin worked on the opera intermittently for around eighteen years, with the dances dating from the 1860s and 1870s. The opera was eventually completed after his death by colleagues including Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov, with the \u003cem\u003ePolovtsian Dances\u003c\/em\u003e becoming a hugely popular concert showpiece in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eRimsky-Korsakov contributes two of his most celebrated orchestral works. \u003cem\u003eCapriccio Espagnol\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 34 was composed in 1887, drawing on Spanish melodies and rhythms for a dazzling display of orchestral colour, while \u003cem\u003eRussian Easter Overture\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 36 was composed in 1887–1888 and dedicated to the memory of Borodin and Mussorgsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eWith its combination of Russian Romanticism, dramatic orchestration, folk-inspired melodies and virtuosic orchestral writing, \u003cem\u003eA Russian Festival\u003c\/em\u003e is an appealing collection for listeners exploring Borodin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as fans of late-19th-century Russian classical music and orchestral repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolovtsian Dances From 'Prince Igor'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussian Easter Overture, Op. 36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Night On The Bare Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapriccio Espagnol, Op. 34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Marshall Cavendish Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55461694800214,"sku":"CCD 33","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a7fc0356-38f8-4da1-a66b-ce706cd04b4e.jpg?v=1790079708","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/borodin-mussorgsky-rimsky-korssakoff-a-russian-festival","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}