Nationalist school · Russia
Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonies
A former naval officer and master of brilliant orchestral color
- English name
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Life
- 1844–1908
- Country
- Russia
- Mainly active in
- St. Petersburg
- Symphony
- 3 symphonies
- In a line
- A member of the Russian Five, composer of 'Scheherazade'
Fun to know
- He wrote Symphony No. 1 as a naval cadet, and its slow movement was born during service abroad
- He later renamed Symphony No. 2, 'Antar,' a 'symphonic suite'
- After Borodin's death, he completed the opera 'Prince Igor' together with Glazunov
3 symphonies
- Symphony No. 1E minor · 1865 · about 26 minThe symphony a naval cadet wrote on a trip around the world
- Symphony No. 2 'Antar'F♯ minor · 1868 · about 30 minThe desert hero and the 'three joys' given by the fairy queen
- Symphony No. 3C major · 1873 · about 33 minThe symphony Tchaikovsky called 'too academic'
Credits
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._1_(Rimsky-Korsakov)
- www.eclassical.com/shop/art32/BIS-1477_booklet_x.pdf-11ab6b.pdf
- classicalconnect.com/composer/Nikolai-Rimsky-Korsakov
- musicweb-international.com/classrev/2016/May/RimskyK_sys_8573581p.htm
- artsfuse.org/?p=159006
- daniels-orchestral.com/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/symphony-2-opus-9-f-sharp-minor-antar-symphonic-suite
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Borodin
- www.bhso.org.uk/work/borodin-symphony-no-2-2/