OverviewCompositionsBiographyLegacyFolklore and pantheismIn filmPublicationsFurther readingRimsky-Korsakov followed the musical ideals espoused by The Five. He employed Orthodox liturgical themes in the Russian Easter Festival Overture, folk song in Capriccio Espagnol and orientalism in Scheherazade, possibly his best known work. He proved a prolific composer but also a perpetually self-critical one. He revised every orchestral work up to and including his Third Sy…
WEBRimsky-Korsakov’s work was characterized by his belief in creating a nationalistic style of classical music. His compositions often drew from Russian folk songs and folklore, which …
WEBRussia. Prolific Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) is perhaps best known for his orchestral compositions, especially the symphonic suite Scheherazade …
WEBOutside Russia, Rimsky-Korsakov's most celebrated works are the symphonic suite Scheherazade, the Russian Easter Festival overture, and the orchestral showpiece …