The Hamburg Philharmonia Orchestra (Franz Schmidt) version is powerful and strong. The way they recorded it and the musicianship of orchestra is amazing. Hard to find. I found the vinyl recording on ebay. Lucky find.
Best Recording of Scheherazade
What recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade do you find the most enjoyable? I've listened to four different recordings in the last 24 hours. London Symph under Svetlanov, Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo under Lawrence Foster, Berliner Philharmoniker under Karajan, and New York Phil under Masur. Out of these, I'd rank them as such:
1)Karajan
2)Masur
Distant 3) Foster
4) Svetlanov
I love my college's music library.
1)Karajan
2)Masur
Distant 3) Foster
4) Svetlanov
I love my college's music library.