Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky Korsakov
Born: 18th March 1844, Tikhvin
Died: 21st June 1908, Lyubensk
Nationality: Russian
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects.
Rimsky-Korsakov believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music, employing Russian folk song and lore along with exotic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements in a practice known as musical orientalism, and eschewing traditional Western compositional methods. Rimsky-Korsakov appreciated Western musical techniques after he became a professor of musical composition, harmony, and orchestration at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1871.
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Mujer Fatal from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano
21st Aug 2026
Two strong musical personalities come together to spellbinding effect in a programme exploring the idea of the femme fatale, taking in songs by composers including Elena Roussanova, Montsalvatge, Bizet, Gershwin and Britten.
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Rimsky-Korsakov from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
12th Jun 2020
As on their recent series of Strauss tone poems, the Russian conductor and his Norwegian orchestra prove themselves master story-tellers on this trio of showpieces from the late 1880s.
Popular Genres: Rimsky Korsakov
Popular Works: Rimsky Korsakov
- 4 Songs, Op. 2 (17)
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 (156)
- Christmas Eve Suite (10)
- Concert Phantasy on Russian themes for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 33 (12)
- Concerto in B Flat Major for Trombone and Military Band (13)
- Dance of the Tumblers (from Snegurochka) (31)
- Dubinushka Op. 62 (11)
- Early Spring, Op. 43, No. 4 (9)
- Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 (34)
- Flight of the Bumble Bee (281)
- Le Coq d'Or (11)
- Le Coq d'Or Suite (30)
- Le Coq d'Or: Hymn to the Sun (22)
- May Night (11)
- May Night Overture (23)
- Mlada Suite (17)
- Mlada: Act II: Procession of the Nobles (22)
- Overture on Russian Themes, Op. 28 (8)
- Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30 (22)
- Piano Trio in C minor (10)
- Quintet in B flat major for piano, flute, clarinet, horn & bassoon (9)
- Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (111)
- Sadko (opera) (9)
- Sadko (tone poem), Op. 5 (15)
- Sadko: Song Of India (57)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35 (238)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince & Princess (9)
- Serenade, Op. 37 (11)
- Snow Maiden Suite (14)
- Song of the Viking Guest (from Sadko) (11)
- Symphony No. 1 (8)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 9 'Antar' (26)
- The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 (11)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia (8)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: suite (9)
- The Maid of Pskov: Overture (9)
- The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 (7)
- The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57 (15)
- The Tsar's Bride (9)
- The Tsar's Bride Overture (10)
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