Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade by Jonel Perlea and the Bamberg Symphony (Vinyl record album review)

Symphony: Scheherazade

Composer: Rimsky-Korsakov

Conductor: Jonel Perlea

Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony

Year: 1957 / 1963

Number of discs: one

Label: Yorkshire Records

Collection: Brenner / Gessner

Distinguishing characteristics: “G” written on top left of album, indicating that my father owned it

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My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’ve heard of Rimsky-Korsakov, but I’m not familiar with any of his work.

I’ve heard of Scheherazade, too, from One Thousand and One Nights. Scheherazade is also the name of a Persian restaurant in Tel Aviv whose koofteh I used to love! I would get a few of them every Friday from their stand in Dizengoff Center and eat them for lunch at work.

What I expected

Classical music. Not sure how to get more specific than that!

What it was actually like

It was fine, I guess. I didn’t recognize any of it. None of it really stood out to me as particularly moving, special or memorable.

I’d recommend Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony over this.

Grade

3/5: interesting, but not for me