Rimsky-Korsakov: Romances

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Anush Hovhannisyan
Yuriy Yurchuk
Sergey Rybin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Interpretation

For the romance 'The rose enchants the nightingale,' the performers follow a tradition of vocalizing the tune in the piano postlude.

Compositional Technique

Rimsky-Korsakov's compositional technique incorporated whole-tone and octatonic scales, expanding harmonic possibilities and influencing composers like Maurice Ravel.

Composition History

In 1889, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov conducted two concerts of Russian music in Paris, which were organized and financed by arts patron Mitrofan Belyaev.

Cultural Impact

Rimsky-Korsakov was highly admired for his orchestration skills, and his studybook 'Foundations of Orchestration' was published shortly after his death, influencing the French school of music.

Composer Biography

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire for nearly 37 years, influencing many Russian composers including Glazunov, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rimsky-Korsakov was known for his fascination with 'all things Oriental,' making him a prolific orientalist in Russian music, inspired by poets like Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rimsky-Korsakov was a self-confessed follower of Mikhail Glinka, a Russian composer, and greatly admired Glinka's sophistication and knowledge of voices and instruments.