Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Essentials

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was supposed to devote his life solely to Russian military service, but fortunately for us, he managed to build a remarkable musical career alongside. He was one of the composers who formed the Mighty Handful or The Five (the others were Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, César Cui and Modest Mussorgsky), a group of 19th-century artists who sought to define a new national Russian school of composition. His skill as an orchestrator is legendary, and he influenced generations of composers who studied with him: Alexander Glazunov, Anatoly Lyadov, Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky.

The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Leopold Stokowski, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:27

I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

Leopold Stokowski, Erich Gruenberg, London Symphony Orchestra

10:04

Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

14:10

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Neeme Järvi, Göteborgs Symfoniker

15:59

't Was Not the Wind, Op. 43, No. 2 (Orchestrated By Andreas N. Tarkmann)

Emmanuel Villaume, Prague Philharmonia, Anna Netrebko

2:09

I. Allegro

11:10

I. Tsar Dodon in his Palace

Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra

9:04

The Snow Maiden - Suite

Roberta Alexander, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Toonkunst Choir, Women's Voices of the, David Zinman

12:16

Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30

Dmitry Yablonsky, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Hsin-ni Liu

14:03

II. Andante Tranquillo

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, André Anichanov

7:09

Overture

Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

8:24

Fantasia on Serbian Themes, Op. 6

Michail Jurowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

7:53

Overture on 3 Russian Themes, Op. 28

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michail Jurowski

12:31

Sadko, Op. 5 - A Musical Picture

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman

11:28

I. Moderato alla breve

Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet

8:17

Sérénade, Op. 37 (Version for Cello & Orchestra)

Daniel Müller-Schott, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Aziz Shokhakimov

4:09

II. Lento

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Michel Schwalbé

12:48

II. Redowa

Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz

3:56

Overture (Before The Prologue)

Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

5:30

Akh, t'i dubravna dubravushka

Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Ludmilla Filatova, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

6:51

Odna, v lesu

Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra, Nikolai Gassiev, Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova

9:12

Sinfonietta on Russian Themes in A Minor, Op. 31, II. Adagio

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, André Anichanov

9:00

I. Overture

Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

5:26

II. Lullaby - Bayu, Bayushki, Bayu

Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

3:40

II. Wedding Procession - Tartar Invasion

Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev

3:15

III. Battle of Kershenets

Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra

4:23

IV. Death Of Fevroniya And Apotheosis Of The...

Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

9:47

I. Largo assai - Allegro

Göteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi

7:35

Fairy Tale (Skazka), Op. 29

Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

19:10

III. The Three Wonders

Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

7:12