Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Russian composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


This week, Donald Macleod traverses the dramatic and vivid
musical landscapes of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: a vital,
fascinating, and perhaps under-appreciated figure in the
evolution of the canon of western art music. His life alone was
extraordinary: beginning as a cadet in the Tsar’s navy, it ended
soon after the tumult of the 1905 revolution; the prospect of far
greater upheaval, national and international, looming.


Music Featured:


Flight of the Bumblebee The Tsar of Sultan Suite, Op 57 (3rd mvt,
The Three Wonders) Symphony No 1, Op 1 Capriccio Espangnol, Op 34
(excerpts) The Maid of Pskov: Overture Mussorgsky arr.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on the Bare Mountain Legend of Sadko, Op 5
Quintet Scheherazade, Op 35 (excerpt) The Golden Cloud Slept, Op
3, No 3 Trombone Concerto in B flat major Symphony No 3, Op 32
(3rd & 4th mvts) The Tatar Captivity, Op 18, No 2 The Octave,
Op 45, No 3 Mussorgsky arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: Gopak from
Sorochintsi Fair Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op 36 String
Quartet in F major, Op 12 (3rd mvt) Mlada Suite The Snow Maiden:
Prologue; Dance of the birds Against the Cruel Crag from Sadko
The Invisible City of Kitzeh Suite (A Hymn to Nature) The Golden
Cockerel Suite Four Songs, Op 2 (No 2, The Nightingale and the
Rose)


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Lyndon Jones for BBC
Audio Wales and West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Rimsky-Korsakov
(1844-1908) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001z5dz


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z