Overture and Suites from the Operas
20060501
Labels: Chandos Classics
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Disc1
| 1 | Overture to "May Night" | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 9:06 |
| 2 | Suite from "The Snow Maiden": I. Beautiful Spring | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 4:28 |
| 3 | Suite from "The Snow Maiden": II. Dance of the Birds | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:18 |
| 4 | Suite from "The Snow Maiden": III. The Procession of Tsar Berendey | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 1:49 |
| 5 | Suite from "The Snow Maiden": IV. Dance of the Tumblers | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:40 |
| 6 | Suite from "Mlada": I. Introduction | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:19 |
| 7 | Suite from "Mlada": II. Redowa. A Bohemian Dance | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:55 |
| 8 | Suite from "Mlada": III. Lithuanian Dance | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 2:24 |
| 9 | Suite from "Mlada": IV. Indian Dance | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 4:21 |
| 10 | Suite from "Mlada": V. Procession of the Nobles | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 5:18 |
| 11 | Suite from "Christmas Eve": Christmas Night – | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 6:15 |
| 12 | Suite from "Christmas Eve": Ballet of the Stars – | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 5:21 |
| 13 | Suite from "Christmas Eve": Witches’ sabbath and ride on the Devil’s back – | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 5:30 |
| 14 | Suite from "Christmas Eve": Polonaise – | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 5:47 |
| 15 | Suite from "Christmas Eve": Vakula and the slippers | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 6:23 |
Disc2
| 1 | Musical Pictures from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan": I. Tsar’s departure and farewell | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 4:57 |
| 2 | Musical Pictures from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan": II. Tsarina adrift at sea in a barrel | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 8:43 |
| 3 | Musical Pictures from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan": III. The three wonders | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 7:48 |
| 4 | The Flight of the Bumble-Bee | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:22 |
| 5 | Suite from "The Invisible City of Kitezh": I. Prelude. A Hymn to Nature | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 4:59 |
| 6 | Suite from "The Invisible City of Kitezh": II. Wedding Procession | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:12 |
| 7 | Suite from "The Invisible City of Kitezh": III. Tartar invasion and Battle of Kerzhenets | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 4:35 |
| 8 | Suite from "The Invisible City of Kitezh": IV. Death of Fevroniya and apotheosis of the Invisible City | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 11:47 |
| 9 | Suite from "The Golden Cockerel": I. Introduction and Dodon’s sleep | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 10:33 |
| 10 | Suite from "The Golden Cockerel": II. King Dodon on the battlefield | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:46 |
| 11 | Suite from "The Golden Cockerel": III. Queen of Shemakha’s Dance – King Dodon’s Dance | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 7:15 |
| 12 | Suite from "The Golden Cockerel": IV. Wedding Feast – Death of King Dodon – Finale | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 6:17 |