RimskyKorsakov Christmas Eve Orchestral Suite 1895

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Christmas Eve (Suite) • • I. Christmas Night • II. Ballet of the Stars • III. Witches' Sabbath and Ride on the Devil's Back • IV. Polonaise • V. Vakula and the Slippers • • A thrilling orchestral suite by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), based on music from the 1895 opera of the same name. The plot of the opera follows the short story Christmas Eve from Nikolai Gogol's Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka . The same story also formed the basis of Tchaikovsky's operas Vakula the Smith and Cherevichki . • • A synopsis of Gogol's short story is available on Wikipedia: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christma... • • Conductor: Neeme Järvi • Scottish National Orchestra

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