Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden Suite (The) / The Tsar''s Bride Overture / Pan Voyevoda Suite

Featuring

Kees Bakels
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Performer Biography

Maestro Bakels has focused equally on opera and symphonic repertoire throughout his career, conducting at the Netherlands Opera, Vancouver Opera, English National Opera, and Welsh National Opera.

Performer Biography

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra is a multicultural and international ensemble with 105 musicians from around the world.

Performer Biography

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1998, plays a prominent role as one of Malaysia's foremost music ambassadors.

Compositional Technique

Rimsky-Korsakov's famous skills as an orchestrator are evident in the Overture on Russian Themes, particularly in the chorale-like statements that resemble organ registrations.

Performer Biography

Kees Bakels has conducted all major Dutch orchestras and many others across Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan, working with hundreds of renowned soloists.

Composer's Artistic Vision

This album celebrates Rimsky-Korsakov's endless imagination and serves as a reminder that he was an important operatic composer whose works in that genre have yet to receive full recognition.

Performer Biography

Kees Bakels, the conductor on this album, began his musical career as a violinist and studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Chigiana Academy in Siena, Italy.