Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844 – 1908
Rimsky-Korsakov was the master orchestrator — turning musical ideas into brilliant sonic colors. His fairy-tale operas and symphonic poems paint vivid pictures. Music as pure sensation.
Essential Listening
Scheherazade - The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
A solo violin is Scheherazade herself, beginning her tales. The orchestra becomes the sea — exotic, dangerous, beautiful.
Flight of the Bumblebee
A prince becomes a bee. This famous showpiece buzzes by in less than a minute — pure virtuosic fun.
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Russian Orthodox bells and chants celebrate Easter. Rich orchestration and spiritual exuberance combine gloriously.
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