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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Symphony No. 3 (Rimsky-Korsakov)

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

Music#

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, and strings. It is divided into four movements; the second movement is in .

Further reading#

*Abraham, Gerald, ed. Stankey Sadie, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 20 vols. (London: Macmillan, 1980). . *

  • Symphony No.3, Op.32 (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay) -Scores for both versions sourced by IMSLP archived at archive.org
  • Four recordings listed at prestomusic
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov