"Borodin's ""In the Steppes of Central Asia"" ""powerful orchestral pictures, each unique in its composer's output"". Titled a ""musical portrait"", ""In the Steppes of Central Asia"" evokes the journey of a caravan across the steppes. ""Night on Bald Mountain"", especially its original version, contains harmony that is often striking, sometimes pungent and highly abrasive; its initial stretches especially pull the listener into a world of uncompromisingly brutal directness and energy. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote only two orchestral works that rank as symphonic poems, his ""musical tableau"" ""Sadko"" (1867–92) and ""Skazka"" (""Legend"", 1879–80), originally titled ""Baba-Yaga"". While this may perhaps be surprising,"
"Scheherazade.2 Scheherazade.2 is a dramatic symphony for solo violin and orchestra by the American composer John Adams. The work was jointly commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw & the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It was written specifically for the violinist Leila Josefowicz, who performed its world premiere with the New York Philharmonic under Alan Gilbert at Avery Fisher Hall on March 26, 2015. Adams was inspired to write the piece after visiting an exhibit on the history of the ""Arabian Nights"" at the Arab World Institute in Paris. According to the score program note,"
"Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Scheherazade, also commonly Sheherazade (), Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888 and based on ""One Thousand and One Nights"" (also known as ""The Arabian Nights)"". This orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly in the history of Imperial Russia, as well as orientalism in general. The name ""Scheherazade"" refers to the main character Shahrazad of the ""One Thousand and One Nights"". It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular work. During the winter of 1887,"
"skate and won the gold medal at 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. It was also used by American ice dancers Charlie White and Meryl Davis in their free dance, with which they won the gold medal at 2014 Winter Olympics. Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Scheherazade, also commonly Sheherazade (), Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888 and based on ""One Thousand and One Nights"" (also known as ""The Arabian Nights)"". This orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly"
"Shéhérazade (Ravel) Shéhérazade is the title of two works by the French composer Maurice Ravel. Both have their origins in the composer's fascination with Scheherazade, the heroine and narrator of ""The Arabian Nights"". The first work, an overture (1898), Ravel's earliest surviving orchestral piece, was not well received at its premiere and has not subsequently been among his most popular works. Four years later he had a much greater success with a song cycle with the same title, which has remained a standard repertoire piece and has been recorded many times. Both settings are influenced by Russian composers, particularly Rimsky-Korsakov,"
"piccolo, two oboes and cor anglais, two clarinets, two bassoons, four French horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, triangle, glockenspiel, cymbals, gong, two harps, and strings. A typical performance of the cycle takes about 15–16 minutes in total, comprising Shéhérazade (Ravel) Shéhérazade is the title of two works by the French composer Maurice Ravel. Both have their origins in the composer's fascination with Scheherazade, the heroine and narrator of ""The Arabian Nights"". The first work, an overture (1898), Ravel's earliest surviving orchestral piece, was not well received at its premiere and has not subsequently"
"Shahrzad (Reza Kamal) Reza Kamal (1898 – 11 September 1937), better known by the pseudonym Shahrzad or Scheherazade, was an Iranian dramatist and playwright. He was born in Tehran, Iran. From his childhood he liked ""One Thousand and One Nights"" and its storyteller Scheherazade and was to choose Shahrzad as his nickname years later. He studied French language and literature in École Saint-Louis in Tehran. An interest in French literature resulted in his translating some French plays into Persian during those years and then he started to adapt plays, to write some original plays and to direct some of his"
"is as eclectic as ever; sometimes a bit soft-centred, perhaps, with solo-violin writing that does not go much beyond Prokofiev, but stuffed with allusions to a panoply of 20th-century models, with Messiaen the most surprising inclusion."" Josefwicz's performance of ""Scheherazade.2"" with the St. Louis Symphony on a 2016 Nonesuch recording received a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. The performance was conducted by David Robertson. Scheherazade.2 Scheherazade.2 is a dramatic symphony for solo violin and orchestra by the American composer John Adams. The work was jointly commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw & the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,"
"III, scene 9 - Chorus, ""Viva lieta, e sia regina"" Semiramide (Mysliveček) Semiramide is an 18th-century Italian opera in 3 acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was composed to a libretto by the Italian poet Metastasio that was first set to music in 1729. For a performance in the 1760s, it would only be expected that a libretto by Metastasio would be abbreviated and altered to suit contemporary operatic taste. The cuts and changes in the text made for the 1766 performance of Mysliveček's opera are not attributable. The opera was the first one ever composed by Mysliveček,"
"Khayyam Mirzazade Khayyam Hadi oglu Mirzazade (; 5 October 1935 – 30 July 2018) was an Azerbaijani composer and professor. Khayyam Mirzazade was born on October 5, 1935 in Baku. In 1957, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1957, he taught at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1969 to 1983, he was a manager of composition cathedra at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. Khayyam Mirzazade is the author of symphonic and chamber compositions, music to drama spectacles and movies and lyric songs. On October 7, 2000 he was awarded with Shohrat Order by the President of Azerbaijan. For chorus, soloist and symphony"
"Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ""Demian"", ""Steppenwolf"", ""Siddhartha"", and ""The Glass Bead Game"", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Württemberg, German Empire (Deutsches-Kaiserreich). His grandparents served in India at a mission under the auspices of the Basel Mission, a Protestant Christian missionary society. His grandfather Hermann Gundert compiled the"
"Hesse and began awarding its Hermann Hesse prize in 2017. Musician Steve Adey adapted the poem ""How Heavy the Days"" on his 2017 LP """"Do Me a Kindness"""". Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ""Demian"", ""Steppenwolf"", ""Siddhartha"", and ""The Glass Bead Game"", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Württemberg, German"
"This piece was recorded with Julian Lloyd Webber on his album Cello Moods and presented by Olympic ice skater Yuka Sato in 1999 and in 2017 a 20 year celebration concert was performed in Brussels. In 2011 and 2013 Kouchak performed the Russian song ""Dark Is the Night"" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . In commemoration of the Russian Revolution 100 year anniversary a special concert was given in 2017. He performed Scheherazade at the official opening ceremony for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in March 2015 and composed the Festival's official 2016 theme song. In 2017 Kouchak organised"
"Semiramide (Mysliveček) Semiramide is an 18th-century Italian opera in 3 acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was composed to a libretto by the Italian poet Metastasio that was first set to music in 1729. For a performance in the 1760s, it would only be expected that a libretto by Metastasio would be abbreviated and altered to suit contemporary operatic taste. The cuts and changes in the text made for the 1766 performance of Mysliveček's opera are not attributable. The opera was the first one ever composed by Mysliveček, just three years after he moved permanently from Prague to"
"completed between June 4 and August 7, 1888. ""Scheherazade"" consisted of a symphonic suite of four related movements that form a unified theme. It was written to produce a sensation of fantasy narratives from the Orient. Initially, Rimsky-Korsakov intended to name the respective movements in ""Scheherazade"" ""Prelude, Ballade, Adagio and Finale"". However, after weighing the opinions of Anatoly Lyadov and others, as well as his own aversion to a too-definitive program, he settled upon thematic headings, based upon the tales from ""The Arabian Nights"". The composer deliberately made the titles vague so that they are not associated with specific tales"
"Song of Scheherazade Song of Scheherazade is a 1947 American musical film directed by Walter Reisch. It tells the story of an imaginary episode in the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Jean-Pierre Aumont), in 1865, when he was a young naval officer on shore leave in Morocco. It also features Yvonne De Carlo as a Spanish dancer named Cara de Talavera, Eve Arden as her mother, and Brian Donlevy as the ship's captain. Charles Kullman (credited as Charles Kullmann), a tenor with the Metropolitan Opera, plays the ship's doctor, Klin, who sings two of Rimsky-Korsakov's melodies. Rimsky-Korsakov, a"
"Rimsky-Korsakov stated: Rimsky-Korsakov had a tendency to juxtapose keys a major third apart, which can be seen in the strong relationship between E and C major in the first movement. This, along with his distinctive orchestration of melodies which are easily comprehensible, assembled rhythms, and talent for soloistic writing, allowed for such a piece as Scheherazade to be written. The movements are unified by the short introductions in the first, second and fourth movements, as well as an intermezzo in the third. The last is a violin solo representing Scheherazade, and a similar artistic theme is represented in the conclusion"
"in Herder's drama, which carries over into the symphonic poem, from the furious opening (marked ""Allegro energico ed adagio assai"") to the principal musical material (marked ""Allegro molto appassionato""). As with the other symphonic poems written during the Weimar period, ""Prometheus"" was also transcribed for piano four-hands and two pianos. Additionally, the organist and composer Jean Guillou has transcribed ""Prometheus"" for organ solo. Prometheus (Liszt) Franz Liszt composed his Prometheus in 1850, numbering it No. 5 in his cycle of symphonic poems when he revised it in 1855. The work is based on the Greek myth detailing the Titan Prometheus'"
"drums. The album, the fifth in Schifrin's highly acclaimed ""Jazz Meets the Symphony"" series, was recorded before live audiences at two concerts in the Klaus-Von-Bismarck-Saal in Cologne, Germany, and an edited version was later broadcast on WDR radio and television. Schifrin's musical arrangement for the track, ""Scheherazade Fantasy"" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. ""Source ="" 1) Intersections (Lalo Schifrin) 4:52 2) Scheherazade Fantasy (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged by Schifrin) 7:36 3) Naima (John Coltrane, arranged by Schifrin) 5:45 4) Tokyo Blues (Horace Silver, arranged by Schifrin) 8:18 5) Bells (Lalo Schifrin) 4:58 6) Spartacus (Alex"
"principal character role is taken by the solo violin—and she would be Scheherazade."" The symphony thus follows a loose narrative through ""a set of provocative images"" about a modern Scheherazade's struggle in a patriarchal society. ""Scheherazade.2"" has a duration of roughly 50 minutes and is composed in four movements: The work is scored for solo violin and a large orchestra comprising two flutes (doubling piccolo), two oboes, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, three percussionists, two harps, cimbalom, celesta, and strings. ""Scheherazade.2"" has been praised by music critics. Reviewing the world premiere, George"
"Semiramide Semiramide () is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy ""Semiramis"", which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. The opera was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on 3 February 1823. ""Semiramide"" was Rossini's final Italian opera and according to Richard Osborne, ""could well be dubbed ""Tancredi Revisited"""". As in ""Tancredi"", Rossi's libretto was based on a Voltaire tragedy. The music took the form of a return to vocal traditions of Rossini's youth, and was a melodrama in which he ""recreated the"
"Prométhée Prométhée (""Prometheus"") is a ""tragédie lyrique"" (grand cantata) in three acts by the French composer Gabriel Fauré with a French libretto by the Symboliste poets Jean Lorrain and André-Ferdinand Hérold (1865-1940). It was partly based on the opening of the Greek tragedy of Prometheus Bound. The first performance at Arènes de Béziers on 27 August 1900 involved almost 800 performers (including two wind bands and 15 harps) and was watched by an audience of 10,000. Between 1914 and 1916, Jean Roger-Ducasse reworked the score for a reduced orchestra. This version (which was later revised by Fauré) made its debut"
"Armida (Haydn) Armida (Hob. XXVIII/12) is an opera in three acts by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, set to a libretto based upon Torquato Tasso's poem ""Gerusalemme liberata"" (""Jerusalem Delivered""). The first performance was 26 February 1784 and it went on to receive 54 performances from 1784 to 1788 at the Esterháza Court Theatre. During the composer's lifetime it was also performed in Pressburg, Budapest, Turin and Vienna. Haydn himself regarded ""Armida"" as his finest opera. ""Armida"" then disappeared from the general operatic repertoire; it was revived in 1968 in a concert rendition in Cologne, and later a production in Bern."
"The Bassarids The Bassarids (in German: """") is an opera in one act and an intermezzo, with music by Hans Werner Henze to an English libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, after Euripides's ""The Bacchae"". The conflict in the opera is between human rationality and emotional control, represented by the King of Thebes, Pentheus, and unbridled human passion, represented by the god Dionysus. A noteworthy feature of the opera is its construction like a classical symphony in four 'movements': Henze has noted that he quotes from Johann Sebastian Bach's ""St. Matthew Passion"" and the ""English Suite"" in D"
"Mazeppa (symphonic poem) Mazeppa, S. 100, is a symphonic poem composed by Franz Liszt in 1851. It is the sixth in the cycle of thirteen symphonic poems written during his time in Weimar. It tells the story of Ivan Mazepa, who seduced a noble Polish lady, and was tied naked to a wild horse that carried him to Ukraine. There, he was released by the Cossack, which later made him Hetman (military leader). Mazepa also had inspired Victor Hugo in ""Les Orientales"" and Lord Byron for his 1819 poem ""Mazeppa"". All the works are part of the cultural legacy of"
"York Philharmonic, conducted by Alan Gilbert, and violinist Leila Josefowicz. On March 26, 2015, before the premier of ""Scheherazade.2"" by the New York Philharmonic, Adams introduced the setting of the piece as related to One Thousand and One Nights, in which Scheherazade, after being forced into marriage, by recounting tales to her husband, delays her death. He associated modern examples of suffering and injustice towards women around the world, with acts in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Kabul, and comments from ""The Rush Limbaugh Show"". In January 2017 he was appointed visiting professor of composition at the"
"of the fourth movement. Writers have suggested that Rimsky-Korsakov's earlier career as a naval officer may have been responsible for beginning and ending the suite with themes of the sea. The peaceful coda at the end of the final movement is representative of Scheherazade finally winning over the heart of the Sultan, allowing her to at last gain a peaceful night's sleep. The music premiered in Saint Petersburg on October 28, 1888 conducted by Rimsky-Korsakov. The reasons for its popularity are clear enough; it is a score replete with beguiling orchestral colors, fresh and piquant melodies, a mild oriental flavor,"
"Mirzadeh Eshghi Sayed Mohammad Reza Kordestani ( December 11, 1893 - July 3, 1924) was an Iranian political writer and poet, with pen name of Mirzadeh Eshghi (). He was born in Hamadan, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned French in the Ecole d'Alliance, and moved to Istanbul for a while. He is particularly famous for writing the opera ""Rastakhiz Iran"" (Resurrected Iran), which was a reflection of his patriotic spirit. After returning to Iran and spending time with his family in Tehran, he published newspapers in which he fiercely attacked the political system of Iran. He"
"orchestra: For symphony orchestra: For chamber orchestra: For woodwind instruments: For string quartet: For brass instruments: For violin and fortepiano: For solo instrument Khayyam Mirzazade Khayyam Hadi oglu Mirzazade (; 5 October 1935 – 30 July 2018) was an Azerbaijani composer and professor. Khayyam Mirzazade was born on October 5, 1935 in Baku. In 1957, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1957, he taught at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1969 to 1983, he was a manager of composition cathedra at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. Khayyam Mirzazade is the author of symphonic and chamber compositions, music to drama spectacles and movies"
"Symphonic poems (Liszt) The symphonic poems of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt are a series of 13 orchestral works, numbered S.95–107. The first 12 were composed between 1848 and 1858 (though some use material conceived earlier); the last, ""Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe"" (""From the Cradle to the Grave""), followed in 1882. These works helped establish the genre of orchestral program music—compositions written to illustrate an extra-musical plan derived from a play, poem, painting or work of nature. They inspired the symphonic poems of Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Richard Strauss and others. Liszt's intent, according to musicologist Hugh MacDonald,"
"The Poem of Ecstasy Alexander Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy (""Le Poème de l'extase""), Op. 54, is a symphonic poem written between 1905 and 1908, when Scriabin was actively involved with the Theosophical Society. It lasts about 20 minutes. Scriabin sometimes referred to ""The Poem of Ecstasy"" as his ""fourth symphony"", although it was never officially called such and avoids the traditional division into separate movements. Although played as a single movement, there are traces of the classical sonata key-scheme that Scriabin had employed previously, but it is no longer structurally important. As described by Bernard Jacobson, ""The form depends"
"Adalbert Gyrowetz Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (Adalbert Gyrowetz) (20 February 1763 – 19 March 1850) was a Bohemian composer. He mainly wrote instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered more than 30, including ""Semiramide"" (1791), ""Der Augenarzt"" (1811), and ""Robert, oder Die Prüfung"" (1815). Gyrowetz was born 20 February 1763 in České Budějovice (Budweis). His father was the choirmaster in the cathedral there, and Adalbert first studied with him. He then travelled to Prague, where he studied law but continued to learn music. At around this time Gyrowetz was in the employ"
"own plays. Since he lived under a very repressive government with a very restrictive censorship, he usually used historical and mythical characters and stories to talk about his times. An important characteristic of his plays was using female characters as his main characters. He committed suicide on 11 September 1937, the same year as several friends' suicides in what is said to have been a suicide pact. Shahrzad (Reza Kamal) Reza Kamal (1898 – 11 September 1937), better known by the pseudonym Shahrzad or Scheherazade, was an Iranian dramatist and playwright. He was born in Tehran, Iran. From his childhood"