{"product_id":"rimsky-korsakov-great-orchestral-works","title":"Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works","description":"Amazon.com\n\nRimsky-Korsakov is universally acknowledged as a great master of the orchestra. He even wrote a textbook on the subject consisting entirely of examples from his own music! He needed some sort of pictorial or literary stimulus to really get his imagination going, however. His \"abstract pieces,\" like Symphonies No. 1 and 3, are comparative failures specifically because he believed that symphonic thought was incompatible with orchestral brilliance (he wasn't the only Romantic composer to succumb to that fallacy). So all of his best music is either obviously illustrative, or taken from one of his colorful \"fairy tale\" operas. This two-disc set gives you an excellent selection of works of both types at a great price. --David Hurwitz\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000041AO\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0000041AO.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|David Zinman|Roberta Alexander|Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586683805754,"sku":"DBV.B0000041AO.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000041AO-0.jpg?v=1786420974","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/rimsky-korsakov-great-orchestral-works","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}