Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Notable works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Antar (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Antar is a composition for symphony orchestra in four movements by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He wrote the piece in 1868 but revised it in 1875 and 1891. He initially called the
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Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite, based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. It
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Christmas Eve or The Night Before Christmas ( ) is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Composed between 1894 and 1895, Rimsky-Korsakov based his opera on a short
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"Flight of the Bumblebee" () is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. This perpetuum mobile is intended to musically
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Kashchey the Deathless (subtitle: A Little Autumn Fairy Tale) ( , also known as Kashchey the Immortal) is a one-act opera in three scenes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by the
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May Night ( ) is a comic opera in three acts, four scenes, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov from a libretto by the composer which is based on Nikolai Gogol's story "May Night, or the Drowned Maiden", from
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Mlada ( ) is an opera-ballet in four acts, composed between 1889 and 1890 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, to a libretto by Viktor Krylov that was originally destined for an aborted project of the same
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Mozart and Salieri ( ) is a one-act opera in two scenes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, written in 1897 to a Russian libretto taken almost verbatim from Alexander Pushkin's 1830 verse drama of the same
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Pan Voyevoda ( ; Polish Pan wojewoda—literally The Gentleman Provincial Governor), is an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. It is based on a libretto by Ilya Tyumenev. The work was completed in 1903,
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed his Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 30, between 1882 and 1883. It was first performed in March 1884 at one of Mily Balakirev's Free Music School concerts in St.
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Russian Easter Festival Overture: Overture on Liturgical Themes (), Op. 36, also known as the Great Russian Easter Overture, is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai
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Sadko, Op. 5, is a Tableau musical, or Musical picture, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, written in 1867 and revised in 1869 and 1892. It is sometimes called the first symphonic poem written in Russia. It
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Sadko ( , the name of the main character) is an 1898 opera in seven scenes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by the composer, with assistance from Vladimir Belsky, Vladimir Stasov,
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Scheherazade, also commonly Sheherazade (), Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888 and based on One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights). This
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Servilia ( , the name of a main character), is an opera in five acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The work was completed in 1901, and was first performed in 1902 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed his Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 1 (originally in E minor), between 1861 and 1865 under the guidance of Mily Balakirev. Balakirev also premiered the work at a
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Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 32, was composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov between 1866 and 1873, and revised in 1886. Rimsky-Korsakov composed his Third Symphony between 1866 and 1873. It premiered
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The Golden Cockerel ( ) is an opera in three acts, with a short prologue and an even shorter epilogue, composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, his last complete opera, before his death in 1908. Its
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The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya ( ) is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky, and is based on a combination
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The Maid of Pskov ( ), also known as Ivan the Terrible, is an 1872 opera originally in three acts (six scenes) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto is by the composer, after the play by Lev Mei.
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The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga ( ) is an opera in one act by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the libretto, which he based on the first act of the play The Maid of Pskov by Lev
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The Snow Maiden: A Spring Fairy Tale () is an opera in four acts with a prologue by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed during 1880–1881. The Russian libretto, by the composer, is based on the
Read → WorkThe Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera)
The Tale of Tsar Saltan ( ) is an opera in four acts with a prologue (a total of seven scenes) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky, and is based on the 1831 poem
Read → WorkThe Tsar's Bride (opera)
The Tsar's Bride ( ) is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto, by Ilia Tyumenev, is based on the drama of the same name by Lev Mey. Mey's play was first suggested to the
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