Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a Russian composer, wrote his four movements symphonic suite, Scheherazade, in 1888, based on thematic headings and paintings from One Thousand and One Nights (viz., The Arabian Nights). The movements are entitled respectively: The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship; The Story of the Kalendar Prince; The Young Prince and the Young Princess; and Festival at Baghdad, The Sea, The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman. The oriental and exotic musical themes throughout the Suite are colourful and captivating. It premiered on 28 October 1888. Scheherazade was adapted for ballet in June 1910, at the Opera Garnier in Paris by the Ballets Russes.
 
Four Orchestral Albums are:
Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34, Russian Easter Festival Overture Op. 36 & Scheherazade Op. 35, Vasily Petrenko with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Label: Lawo Classics.
 
Scheherazade, Valery Gergiev with Kirov Orchestra. Label: Decca.
 
Scheherazade, Fritz Reiner with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Label: Sony.
 
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade & Borodin Prince Igor, Sir Thomas Beecham with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Label: Warner Classics.

Reference: Valcuha, J., (2017, November 16), 1,001 Nights: A Guide to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, Houston Symphony. 
https://houstonsymphony.org/rimsky-korsakov-scheherazade/

Edward Elgar began composing the 30 minutes’ contemplative and elegiac Cello Concerto after World War I, in the spring of 1919, at Brinkwells Cottage near Fittleworth, Sussex. The wanton destruction of the Europe as he had known, by the Great War, brought on his depression, and he expressed it through this Concerto through the medium of the cello.  Its premier in October 1919 was not well received. It was not until the 1960s, when Jacqueline du Pre’s recording of the Concerto made it an overnight classical best-seller. Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier, Yo-Yo Ma are among the cellists who have made landmark recordings of it.
 
A few albums are listed here:
Elgar Cello Concerto & Bach Cello Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Jacqueline du Pre with Sir John Barbirolli and BBC Symphony Orchestra. Label: Testament.
 
Elgar & Walton Cello Concertos, Steven Isserlis with Paavo Jarvi and Philharmonia Orchestra. Label: Hyperion.
 
Elgar, Sheku Kanneh-Mason with Sir Simon Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra. Label: Decca.
 
Elgar & Walton Cello Concertos, Yo-Yo Ma with Andre Previn and London Symphony Orchestra. Label: Sony.

Schwarm, B., (2015, April 26), Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cello-Concerto-in-E-Minor-Op-85

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his three movements Violin Concerto No. 3 in Salzburg in 1775, when he was 19 years old. He called it the Strasburg-Concert. Mozart was Konzertmeister at the Archbishop of Salzburg Orchestra at the time, and he wrote only five violin concertos, all for his fellow violinist Gaetano Brunetti to be performed at the court; No. 3 was one of them. The work was scored for solo violin, two flutes, two oboes, two horns and strings. The Concerto’s ornate arrangement highlighted the virtuosity and technical skill of the solo violinist. This Concerto has been considered by many to be one of the best composed violin concertos of all time. 
 
A few albums of the Concerto for your listening pleasure:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concertos, Isabelle Faust with Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico. Label: Harmonia Mundi.
 
Mozart The Violin Concertos, Giuliano Carmignola with Claudio Abbado and Sinfonia Concertante Orchestra Mozart. Label: Archiv Production.
 
Mozart Violin Concertos, Arthur Grumiaux with Sir Colin Davis and London Symphony Orchestra. Label: Decca.
 
Mozart Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng with Sir Alexander Gibson and New Philharmonia Orchestra. Label: Decca.

Reference: Fink, M., (2020, January 15), The Story Behind: Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. https://www.riphil.org/blog/the-story-behind-mozarts-violin-concerto-no-3

Richard Strauss, a German composer and conductor, wrote his most famous music, the tone poem ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’, in 1896. It was inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel by the same name. Each of the nine pieces are named after a chapter in Nietzsche’s novel on Zarathustra’s philosophical journey, respectively: Sunrise, Of the Backworldsmen, Of the Great Longing, Of Joys and Passions, The Song of the Grave, Of Science and Learning, The Convalescent, The Dance Song, and Song of the Night Wanderer. It was first performed in Frankfurt on November 27 1896, running for about 33 minutes. Stanley Kubrick in his 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, introduced and popularised Also sprach Zarathustra in its initial fanfare entitled “Sunrise.” 
 
A few recommended recordings here:
Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan & Till Eulenspiegel, Andris Nelsons with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Label: Orfeo.
 
Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Till Eulenspiegel & Don Juan, Herbert von Karajan with Berliner Philharmoniker. Label: Deutsche Grammophon.
 
Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklarung, Till Eulenspiegel & Salome’s Dance, Riccardo Chailly with Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Label: Decca.
 
Richard Strauss, Tone Poems: Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Ein Heldenleben, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche & Tod und Verklarung, Rudolf Kempe with Staatskapelle Dresden. Label: Warner Classics.

Reference: Fink, M., (2022, October 11), The Story Behind: Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. ​https://www.riphil.org/blog/the-story-behind-strauss-also-sprach-zarathustra