{"id":19500,"date":"2026-10-21T20:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/?p=19500"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:43:20","slug":"rimskij-korsakow-scheherezade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/?p=19500","title":{"rendered":"Rimskij-Korsakow: Scheherezade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Christian M\u0103celaru | WDR Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rimskij-Korsakow - Scheherazade | Cristian M\u0103celaru | WDR Sinfonieorchester\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKhGI19ecDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\/ 2024  \/ &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Cristian M\u0103celaru. Recorded live on 21 September 2024 at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov &#8211; Scheherazade. Symphonic Suite op. 35 Cristian M\u0103celaru, conductor WDR Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scheherazade \u2013 Introduction to the work by Cristian M\u0103celaru <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iezC_d3tOFI\">\u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gstatic.com\/youtube\/img\/watch\/yt_favicon_ringo2.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\">\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Rimskij-Korsakow\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Scheherazade\u00a0|\u00a0Kurz\u00a0und&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <br>\u25ba For more information on the symphony orchestra, concerts and current livestreams, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUZZTVljSDhnSE4xUHhkay1obUlkTkRCZWIzeHxBSTVJdTV2c0RYM29XMEFRUHVUX2ZjTVlkcHRpR3haLWVwWkFsX2ZYRm5mT04wdHpDaEVKOHlYc21Zc3ZUSm9kUEI3U2pVbE80SDNnN0tCMGVwaUlwRlZ0a1BXTE5mQW9GYnVp&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsinfonieorchester.wdr.de%2F&amp;v=vKhGI19ecDk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sinfonieorchester.wdr.de<\/a> \u25ba The WDR Symphony Orchestra <br>on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUZZTVljSEVMNEV6eTFlUHRKZGhNOUJCLTdEM3xBSTVJdTV0YmhBbmxHa3hqZXNVZi11WnVvM2MxWjhpMjRxdUZkbjBnZjBhdlo0WTJyQkZ6NzFVV1dVaXE4ODZyb2NWMGttSGVsZFQ0T2g4QzdtVDZzS05HaTBYeGRxZHpyU3Fj&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwdrsinfonieorchester&amp;v=vKhGI19ecDk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gstatic.com\/youtube\/img\/watch\/social_media\/facebook_1x.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\">\u00a0\/\u00a0wdrsinfonieorchester\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <br>\u25ba Further concerts and introductions to works from the world of classical music, symphonic crossover, choral singing and concerts for children can also be found in the ARD Mediathek: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUZZTVljSHNrai1qbTVqRFhXak5rWDRFZTk4QnxBSTVJdTV1eWhaUXoxREZFa0RIV2tkSmJaOGdjbWZIUU9MM0dBWXA5NEpPTGFlTERURlJFTkZFVjlncnFYRTVYNm4wYndlUFJEQkdWS2pfUlRaUVhSdklFTXhST25NQ25ibmtZ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ardmediathek.de%2Fklassik&amp;v=vKhGI19ecDk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ardmediathek.de\/klassik<\/a> Introduction The collection of stories entitled \u2018One Thousand and One Nights\u2019 has inspired numerous composers. The best-known musicalisation is certainly the symphonic suite \u2018Scheherazade\u2019 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Like Bed\u0159ich Smetana&#8217;s \u2018Moldau\u2019 or Paul Dukas&#8217; \u2018The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice\u00b4, it is considered the epitome of programme music. However, the composer himself saw it differently. Rimsky-Korsakov did not even originally intend to give the four movements programmatic titles. He only added them at the suggestion of his student Anatoly Lyadov. This is how Rimsky-Korsakov described his intention in this regard: \u2018The headings were only intended to guide the listener&#8217;s imagination in the direction that my own imagination had taken while composing. The elaboration of the details should be left to the imagination and the mood of each individual listener.\u2019 Rimsky-Korsakov also preceded his score with a substantive introduction: \u2019Sultan Schahriar, convinced of the falseness and unfaithfulness of women, had sworn to have each of his wives killed after the first night. But Scheherazade, the daughter of the Grand Vizier, saved her life by capturing his interest with the fairy tales she told him during the Thousand and One Nights. Under the impact of the suspense, the sultan postponed Scheherazade&#8217;s execution from day to day, and finally he abandoned the cruel decision altogether.\u2019 In each of the four movements of the suite, Rimsky-Korsakov musically depicts one of these tales. In doing so, he shaped some details so vividly that they are quite clear to interpret. There are two musical motifs in particular: one sounds right at the beginning and characterises the brutal sultan with its sonic force. <br>The other describes the realm of Scheherazade with shimmering garlands of the solo violin and harp. It is clear: a sophisticated storyteller who has mastered all the finesses and stratagems of building suspense. And omnipresent in this work is the surging sea. <br>Rimskij-Korsakov&#8217;s \u2018Scheherazade\u2019: a musical picture sheet of tonal splendour. <br>Text: Otto Hagedorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian M\u0103celaru | WDR Symphony Orchestra Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Cristian M\u0103celaru. Recorded live on 21 September 2024 at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov &#8211; Scheherazade. Symphonic Suite op. 35 Cristian M\u0103celaru, conductor WDR Symphony Orchestra Scheherazade \u2013 Introduction to the work by Cristian M\u0103celaru&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/?p=19500\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rimskij-Korsakow: Scheherezade<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-0-all-classical","category-music-6-late-romantic","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19500"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19503,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19500\/revisions\/19503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorgad.com\/superblop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}