Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / 45RPM 2LP

This Scheherazade recording is the jewel in the crown of all RCA recordings from the golden years of stereophony. The RCA engineers succeeded in making one of the label's best classical recordings ever,

with a glorious orchestra, at Chicago Orchestra Hall on February 8, 1960. Before the actual recording, conductor Fritz Reiner compared previous releases, evaluating orchestral playing and sound to arrive at

his idea of the ideal Scheherazade interpretation.Of special note among the soloists are concertmaster and violinist Sidney Harth and Adolph Herseth with a brilliant performance.

Title

1. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship

2. The Story of the Kalender Prince

3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

4. Festival in Bagdad; The Sea; The Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock