The one hundred and thirty-second classical recording: #455 Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Still feeling rusty on my classical knowledge, I'm going to be brief and probably even less coherent than normal. Not entirely off the mark for a 16 minute piece, I suspect, that crams a lot in its fairly short duration. As an exploration of Spanish folk music, it goes through a lot of elements. There's not much recognition in it for me, but I love how it adapts some of the elements, with the castanets imitated by the percussion section being one stand out in a manic fifth and final movement. It doesn't leave you with a lot of room to breathe, the variations in the second movement feeling the most sedate, but the bursts of energy work to build these together.