Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Donald Macleod surveys the life and work of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Donald Macleod surveys the life and work of Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov

Rimsky-Korsakov’s music is filled with lush orchestration and
hints of orientalism and folk music. These elements and his role
as a leading member of “The Mighty Handful” of composers who
sought to forge a truly nationalistic music have led him to be
regarded as the main architect of the Russian style of
composition we know today. We hear about Rimsky Korsakov’s
lifelong relationship with the sea, his fascination with myths
and folklore, the acts of rebellion which pepper his life, his
changing religious beliefs and his carefully constructed legacy.

Music featured: By the Sea, Op 46: The Wave Breaks into a Spray
Scheherazade (I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship) From Homer Op.60
Symphony No 1 (II. Andante tranquillo) Sadko, Op. 6 Trombone
Concerto (I. Allegro Vivace) Captivated by the Rose, the
Nightingale (4 Songs, Op 2 No 2) Antar: IV. Allegretto - Adagio
Skazka, Op 29 Capriccio Espagnol, Op 34 Hymn to the Sun from The
Golden Cockerel Allegro in B flat major (Les Vendredis, Book II)
Overture on Russian Themes, Op 28 Symphony No 3: II. Scherzo
Kashchey the Immortal: Tableau 3 Suite from “The Golden
Cockerel”: IV. Wedding Feast – Death of King Dodon - Finale
Octave (5 Songs “To the Poet”, Op 45) May Night: Overture Snow
Maiden: Act IV Finale Russian Easter Festival Overture Chants for
Holy Week The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the
Maiden Fevroniya Suite: I. Hymn to Nature Flight of the Bumblebee
(Tsar Saltan) Maid of Pskov – Overture Night on the Bare Mountain
Polonaise (Christmas Eve Suite) Mlada: Act III, Scenes 2 and 3
Mozart & Salieri: Scene 2 (extract) Upon the hills of
Georgia, Op 3 Presenter: Donald Macleod Producer: Sam Phillips
for BBC Wales

For full tracklistings, 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 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001n89

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