BaL 7.10.23 - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

[MickyD]

A Building a Library thread wouldn’t be the same without a HIPP suggestion from Micky and an overlooked Haitink recording from Alison.

Must check if we’ve had the BBCMM message from dear Pulcinella.

[Barbirollians]

Ah, thanks dearest. What happened to Titov? Now Im wondering if Sir John recorded the piece. Barbs?

Sadly not I think - despite his Edinburgh Festival attempt !

[Barbirollians]

In the book a career recorded it shows Barbirolli conducted Scheherazade I think 28 times so hardly a work he did not know well . Perhaps Pye weren't interested and by the time he returned to EMI in the 1960s they had quite a few recent Scheherazades on their books - Kempe, Kletzki , Silvestri and Beecham for a start