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Arensky: Egyptian Nights / Yablonsky, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
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Arensky: Egyptian Nights / Yablonsky, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

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Composer
ARENSKY, ANTON
Artist
Yablonsky
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 27, 2021
Catalog #
8573633
UPC
747313363377

About

A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Anton Arensky holds a distinguished place in the history of Russian music as both an academic and a composer. For his 1900 ballet Egyptian Nights, based on Pushkin, he chose an exotic theme – the dangerous love of the handsome Amoun for Queen Cleopatra – and sought authentic melodic material in scholarly texts. With his gift for orchestration and color, Arensky fashioned a sensuous and vivid score, featuring a brilliantly conceived series of dances. This was a world premiere recording on its initial release on Marco Polo 8.225028, recorded in1996. Gramophone wrote: ‘The playing is suitably colorful, the recording responsive to that’, as did Fanfare: ‘The Moscow Symphony Orchestra clearly revels in this repertoire, and it plays with spirit and enjoyment.’

REVIEW:

The present disc is one of many recordings originally on Marco Polo that have been re-released on Naxos. Acoustically, Egyptian Nights could use an up-to-date recording, but one cannot cavil about Dmitri Yablonsky’s powerful performance, which derives the maximum excitement from the score. The Moscow Symphony Orchestra plays equally well and the whole production is a feast for any fan of Russian music of the time.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Ouverture 06:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ouverture
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Performer
    Alexander Avramenko
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  2. 2 Scène et danse de coquetterie (Scene and Coquetry Dance) 04:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scène et danse de coquetterie (Scene and Coquetry Dance)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  3. 3 Entrée de Cléopatre et scène (Entry of Cleopatra and Scene) 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Entrée de Cléopatre et scène (Entry of Cleopatra and Scene)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  4. 4 Danse d'Arsinoé et des esclaves (Dance of Arsinoë and the Slaves) 02:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Danse d'Arsinoé et des esclaves (Dance of Arsinoë and the Slaves)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  5. 5 Danse de Bérénice et scène (Dance of Berenice and Scene) 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Danse de Bérénice et scène (Dance of Berenice and Scene)
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Performer
    Alexander Avramenko
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  6. 6 Scène d'empoisonnement (Poisoning Scene) 05:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scène d'empoisonnement (Poisoning Scene)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  7. 7 Danse des Juives (Dance of the Jewish Girls) 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Danse des Juives (Dance of the Jewish Girls)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  8. 8 Danse des égyptiennes (Dance of the Egyptian Girls) 01:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Danse des égyptiennes (Dance of the Egyptian Girls)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  9. 9 Charmeuse des serpents: Deuxième danse d'Arsinoé (Snake-charmer: Second Dance of Arionoé) 01:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    Charmeuse des serpents: Deuxième danse d'Arsinoé (Snake-charmer: Second Dance of Arionoé)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  10. 10 Danse des Ghazies (Dance of the Ghazis) 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Danse des Ghazies (Dance of the Ghazis)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  11. 11 Cadence de la harpe (Harp cadenza) 00:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    Cadence de la harpe (Harp cadenza)
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  12. 12 Pas de deux (Tempo di valse) 03:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pas de deux (Tempo di valse)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  13. 13 Allegro moderato 00:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    Allegro moderato
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Performer
    Alexander Avramenko, Vladimir Kolpashnikov
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  14. 14 Entrée solennelle d'Antoine (Solemn Entry of Antony) 05:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Entrée solennelle d'Antoine (Solemn Entry of Antony)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  15. 15 Finale 05:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Finale
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky