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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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.
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Vasily Petrenko on Rimsky-Korsakov
12th Jun 2020
The Russian conductor talks to Katherine about today's Recording of the Week and reflects on his time with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Popular Genres: Rimsky Korsakov
Popular Works: Rimsky Korsakov
- 4 Songs, Op. 2 (17)
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 (148)
- Christmas Eve Suite (10)
- Concert Phantasy on Russian themes for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 33 (11)
- Dance of the Tumblers (from Snegurochka) (29)
- Dubinushka Op. 62 (8)
- Early Spring, Op. 43, No. 4 (8)
- Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 (10)
- Flight of the Bumble Bee (274)
- Le Coq d'Or (11)
- Le Coq d'Or Suite (27)
- Le Coq d'Or: Hymn to the Sun (23)
- May Night (11)
- May Night Overture (20)
- Mlada Suite (14)
- Mlada: Act II: Procession of the Nobles (21)
- On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 (7)
- Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30 (21)
- Piano Trio in C minor (10)
- Quintet in B flat major for piano, flute, clarinet, horn & bassoon (9)
- Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (99)
- Sadko (opera) (7)
- Sadko (tone poem), Op. 5 (15)
- Sadko: Song Of India (58)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35 (218)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: Arabian Song (6)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince & Princess (9)
- Serenade, Op. 37 (11)
- Snow Maiden Suite (13)
- Song of the Viking Guest (from Sadko) (11)
- Symphony No. 1 (8)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 9 'Antar' (24)
- The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 (11)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia (7)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: suite (8)
- The Maid of Pskov: Overture (7)
- The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 (7)
- The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57 (15)
- The Tsar's Bride (7)
- The Tsar's Bride Overture (10)
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