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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Country of origin:
Russia
Birthday:
March 6, 1844
Date of death:
June 8, 1908
Upcoming Performances
Die Zarenbraut
Conductor: Tomáš Brauner
Orchestra: Moravská filharmonie Olomouc
April 23, 2026 |
Olomouc (Czech Republic) , Reduta
Große russische Ostern
Conductor: Andrey Boreyko
Orchestra: Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
April 30, 2026 |
Stuttgart (Germany) , Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Beethoven-Saal
About Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer, took instrumental lessons during his Navy training days and in 1862 met Mily Balakirev who fostered his compositional education, Modest Mussorgsky and other Russian-oriented musicians. In 1871 he was appointed professor of instrumentation and composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, was director of the Free School of Music from 1874-81 and was quite active as a conductor and teacher. Among his pupils were Alexander Glazunov, Alexander Grechaninov, Ottorino Respighi, Igor Stravinsky and Sergey Prokofiev.
Rimsky-Korsakov was the most prolific and, due to intensive self-studies, technically most skilled composer of the Mighty Handful. The main focus of his oeuvre is, on the one hand, on 15 operas, the multitude of forms and wide variety of style of which show influences of Mikhail Glinka, Russian folk music and later even Richard Wagner, and, on the other hand, on orchestral works which are in the tradition of Hector Berlioz and Franz Liszt and can mostly be classified as programme music, in addition to choral works, chamber music and piano works, songs and transcriptions (such as 'Khovanshchina' and 'Boris Godunov' by Mussorgsky). Rimsky-Korsakov's harmony combines chromatic and enharmonic boldness with archaic church tonality; his virtuoso instrumentation had a lasting effect on composers of the following generation, such as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky.
Works:
Operas: Snow Maiden (1882); Sadko (1898); Mozart and Salieri (1898); The Legend of Tsar Saltan (1900); Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh (1907); The Golden Cockerel (1909).
Orchestral works: 3 Symphonies, No. 1 (1860-65, revised version 1884), No. 2 (1868, revised version 1897), No. 3 (1872/73); Overture on 3 Russian Themes (1866, revised version 1880); Spanish Caprice (1887); Suite: Sheherazade (1888); Overture: Russian Easter Festival Overture (1888); Piano Concerto (1882/83).
Operas: Snow Maiden (1882); Sadko (1898); Mozart and Salieri (1898); The Legend of Tsar Saltan (1900); Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh (1907); The Golden Cockerel (1909).
Orchestral works: 3 Symphonies, No. 1 (1860-65, revised version 1884), No. 2 (1868, revised version 1897), No. 3 (1872/73); Overture on 3 Russian Themes (1866, revised version 1880); Spanish Caprice (1887); Suite: Sheherazade (1888); Overture: Russian Easter Festival Overture (1888); Piano Concerto (1882/83).
Worklist
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from the Opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovArranger: Uwe KornSeries: Edition Schott - Single Edition
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED0 9850Product TypeIn stockAs low as €3.99Incl. Tax -
from the Opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovArranger: Lothar LechnerSeries: Edition Schott - Single Edition
Instrumentation: violin and pianoProduct number: ED0 9628Product TypeIn stockAs low as €3.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: clarinet and pianoProduct number: BH 82660Print editionPrint editionIn stock€18.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Suite from the OperaComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Eulenburg Miniature Scores
Instrumentation: orchestraProduct number: ETP 1377Print editionPrint editionIn stock€14.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Suite in vier BildernComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | MAXIMILIAN SHTEJNBERGMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Reduction for Tenor Trombone and PianoComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Piano reduction with solo partProduct number: BH 2800027Print editionPrint editionIn stock€14.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
The Nymph and Summer Night's DreamComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovEdition: Performing scoreSeries: Die Nymphe
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on a Russian Folk TuneMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Variationen
Instrumentation: strings (without double bass)Product number: BEL 413Print editionPrint editionIn stock€11.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
on a Russian ThemeMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Variationen
Instrumentation: orchestraProduct number: BEL 412Print editionPrint editionIn stock€12.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovArranger: Martin HallMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Piano reduction with solo partInstrumentation: oboe and wind bandProduct number: BH 83441Print editionPrint editionIn stock€26.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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on B-A-C-HComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: pianoProduct number: BEL 138Print editionPrint editionIn stock€16.99Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for stringsMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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komponiert von A. Glasunow, A. Liadow und N. Rimskij-KorsakowMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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komponiert von N. Artcibuscheff, A. Glasunow, A. Liadow, N. Rimskij-Korsakow, N. Sokolow und J. WihtolMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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für OrchesterComposer: Michael GlinkaArranger: Alexander Glazunov | Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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für Sopran, Tenor und OrchesterComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: RussianHire/performance materialHire/performance material
