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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908): The Fantastic World of Nikolai Andreyevich

Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

The Fantastic World of Nikolai Andreyevich

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Donald Macleod explores the idea of the exotic in Rimsky-Korsakov’s works

Donald Macleod explores Rimsky Korsakov’s use of fairy-tales and folklore, the idea of ‘otherness’ and the excitement of the exotic in his music

Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of one of the most important Russian composers of his age – 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 has led him to be regarded as the main architect of the Russian style of composition we know today.  In Tuesday’s episode, Donald explores Rimsky Korsakov’s use of fairy-tales and folklore, the idea of ‘otherness’ and the excitement of the exotic in his music – elements which seem to contrast with reports of the man himself.

Captivated by the Rose, the Nightingale (4 Songs, Op 2 No 2)
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Antar: IV. Allegretto - Adagio
The Philharmonia
Yevgeny Sveltlanov, conductor
		
Skazka, Op 29
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
		
Capricco Espagnol, Op 34
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 
Jesús Lopez-Cobos, conductor
		
Hymn to the Sun from The Golden Cockerel
Aida Garifullina, soprano
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Cornelius Meister, conductor

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Composer of the Week: Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

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Donald Macleod surveys the life of Russian composer Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov.

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