Unabridged score of great symphonic suite, masterpiece of "program" music imbued with shimmering Near Eastern moods, inventive and brilliant effects, luxuriant melody. Unaltered republication of edition originally published by M. P. Belaieff in Leipzig. New English translation of "Program."
Capriccio Espagnol and Other Concert Favorites in Full Score by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov FeaturesCapriccio Espagñol, Op. 34, a lively piece based on Spanish gypsy airs and fandangos; the "Russian Easter Festival" Overture, Op. 36; and "Dance of the Buffoons," from the opera Snow Maiden.
A Night on Bald Mountain in Full Score by Modest Moussorgsky This dramatic work was completed and orchestrated by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov after Moussorgsky's death. Full of intense effects, the piece is well known from its appearance in Disney's "Fantasia."
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor in Full Score by Alexander Borodin Borodin's Symphony No. 2, which he took seven years to complete, is among his most important orchestral works and is much studied as an example of Russian nationalist music of the Romantic period.
