Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) was a Russian composer and professor. He is noted for his predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects. Rimsky-Korsakov with Mili Balakirev, Aleksandr Borodín, Modest Músorgski and César Cui formed the grup known as The Five. In 1868, he met Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

In July 1872, Rimsky-Korsakov married Nadezhda Purgold.

Some works

  • The Maid of Pskov
  • Mlada
  • Capriccio espagnol
  • The Tsar's Bride
  • May Night
  • Snowmaiden (The Dance of the Tumblers)
  • The Barber of Baghdad
  • Mozart and Salieri
  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Flight of the Bumblebee)
  • Kashchei the Immortal
  • Scheherazade (suite)
  • The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya
  • Christmas Eve
  • Heaven and Earth

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