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Title:  Exotic Dances from the Opera 
Artist:  Minnesota Orchestra | Eiji Oue 
Genre:  Classical / Romantic 
Label:  Reference Recordings 
Release Date:  1996 

Favorites and rarities, including Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale, Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils, and Rabaud: Dances from Marouf.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Snow Maiden
Suite - Dance of the Tumblers
Strauss, Richard : Salome, Op. 54
Dance of the seven veils
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Mazeppa
Cossack Dance
Mussorgsky, Modest : Khovanshchina
Dance of the Persian Slaves
Rabaud, Henri : Mârouf, savetier du Caire
Dance(s)
Rubinstein, Anton : The demon
Ballet Suite
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
Festival Music "Polonaise"
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Bacchanale

Reviews
 
"The combination of exquisite phrasing, perfect ensemble, and better-than-live recording quality makes these performances virtually indispensable." - Salon.com

EXOTIC DANCES FROM THE OPERA
Favorites and rarities, including Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale, Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils, and Rabaud: Dances from Marouf. "Both discs represent triumphs of artistry -- musical and technical." --InTune

TRACK LISTING: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers; R. STRAUSS: Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils; TCHAIKOVSKY: Mazeppa: Hopak; MUSSORGSKY: Khovanschina: Dance of the Persian Slaves; RABAUD: Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo: Dances; DVORAK: Rusalka: Polonaise; ANTON RUBINSTEIN: The Demon: Ballet Music; SAINT-SAËNS: Samson et Dalilah: Bacchanale. RR_71HDCD Released 1996)

Press quotes from the CD version: "...a sonic spectacular. The orchestra sounds full, natural, warm, and 
nicely spread out over the soundstage. There is none of the glare that still seems to affect many orchestral digital recordings; even the highest register of the violins sounds smooth and musical. Climaxes are never congested, and the fullest textures still retain clarity... this is simply to enjoy."  --Henry Fogel, Fanfare

"Paradoxically, the sound I heard offered a clearer, more 'natural' balance between strings, winds, brass and percussion than my balcony seat in the hall."  --John Michel, Skyway News Minneapolis

"...a mound of whipped cream, served with panache. The sheer virtuosity of the playing is a marvel -- this remains one of the great American orchestras -- and the interpretations are clean, light, sometimes tongue-in-cheek"  --Michael Fleming, St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Oue's program offers an inventive combination of worthwhile obscurities interlocked with superb versions of popular classics."  --Heuwell Tircuit, InTune