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List of compositions by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Image:Walentin_Alexandrowitsch_Serow_004.jpg 200px|right|thumb|Portrait of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov by
Valentin Serov (
1898)]]
The following is a working list of compositions by the composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
*In keeping with the Anglophone nature of en.wikipedi.org, titles of overall works are supplied in English unless the non-Russian original is distinctive in some way. Russian titles are added where helpful and applicable. Years given refer to the composition dates, not publishing dates.
*Complete listings of individual
numbers within a larger work are not given, although certain well-known selections are cited. For important vocal selections within an
opera, go to the article for that opera, listed below and on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Operas_by_Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov category-page for Rimsky-Korsakov's operas].
''(Note: only completed works are listed below.)''
Opera
*'''''The Maid of Pskov''''' (''ПÑ?ковитÑ?нка'' = ''Pskovitjanka''):
1868-
1872 (1st version);
1876-
1877 (2nd version);
1891-
1892 (3rd version)
*'''''
Mlada''''' (''Млада''):
1872 (portions of Acts II and III from project composed collectively by Borodin, Cui, Minkus, Musorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov)
*'''''
May Night''''' (''МайÑ?каÑ? ночь'' = ''Majskaja noch’''):
1878-
1879
*'''''
The Snow Maiden''''' (''Снегурочка'' = ''SneguroÄ?ka''):
1880-
1881 (1st version); ca.
1895 (2nd version)
*'''''
Mlada (Rimsky-Korsakov) Mlada''''' (''Млада''):
1889-
1890 (complete setting of unstaged collaborative project from
1872)
*'''''Christmas Eve''''' (''Ð?очь перед РождеÑ?твом'' = ''NoÄ?' pered Roždestvom''):
1894-
1895
*'''''
Sadko''''' (''Садко''):
1895-
1896
*'''''
Mozart and Salieri''''' (''Моцарт и Сальери'' = ''Mocart i Sal'eri''):
1897
*'''''The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga''''' (''БоÑ?рынÑ? Вера Шелога'' = ''Bojarynja Vera Å eloga''):
1898
*'''''
The Tsar's Bride (opera) The Tsar's Bride''''' (''ЦарÑ?каÑ? невеÑ?та'' = ''Carskaja nevesta''):
1898
*'''''
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Rimsky-Korsakov) The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son, the Famous and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess Swan''''' (''Сказка о царе Салтане, о Ñ?ыне его, Ñ?лавном и могучем богатыре кнÑ?зе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекраÑ?ной Царевне Лебеди'' = ''Skazka o care Saltane, o syne ego, slavnom i moguÄ?em bogatyre knjaze Gvidone SaltanoviÄ?e i o prekrasnoj Carevne Lebedi''):
1899-
1900
*'''''Servilia''''' (''СервилиÑ?'' = ''Servilija''):
1900-
1901
*'''''Kashchey the Immortal''''' (''Кащей беÑ?Ñ?мертный'' = ''KaÅ¡Ä?ej bessmertnyj''):
1901-
1902
*'''''Pan Wojewoda''''' (''Пан воевода'' = ''Pan vojevoda''; literally, ''The Gentleman Provincial Governor''):
1902-
1903
*'''''
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya''''' (''Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии'' = ''Skazanie o nevidimom grade Kiteže i deve Fevronii''):
1903-
1904
*'''''
The Golden Cockerel''''' (''Золотой петушок'' = ''Zolotoj petušok''):
1906-
1907
Choir Choral
Sacred Choral
(all ''
a cappella'')
*"Thee, O God, We Praise" ("Тебе Бога хвалим"), for double chorus,
1883
*''Collection of Sacred Musical Compositions by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court. Four-Voice Compositions from the Liturgy of St.
John Chrysostom'', Op. 22,
1883; contains 8 pieces
*''Collection of Sacred Musical Arrangements by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court'', Op. 22b,
1884; contains 6 hymns based on chant melodies
*''Collection of Sacred Musical Compositions and Arrangements by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov for Mixed Chorus'',
1883-
1884; contains 23 pieces, published posthumously in 1913
Secular Choral
(''
a cappella'' unless otherwise indicated)
*Two Choruses, Op. 13, for three women's parts,
1874
*Four Variations and a Fughetta on the Russian Folksong "Ð?адоели ночи", Op. 14, for four women's parts with
piano or
harmonium ''ad lib.''
1874
*Six Choruses, Op. 16, variously for mixed, women's, and men's voices,
1875-
1876
*Two Choruses, Op. 18/22, for mixed voices,
1876
*Four Choruses, Op. 23, for three men's parts with piano ''ad lib.'',
1876
*''Poem about Alexei, Man of God'', Op. 20, for
Contralto altos,
tenors, and
Basso basses with orchestra,
1878
*Fifteen Russian Folksongs, Op. 19, for mixed voices,
1879
*"Glory" ("Слава" = "Slava"), Op. 21, for mixed voices with orchestra,
1879-
1890
*Two Choruses, for childresn's voices,
1884
*''Switezianka'', Op. 44, cantata for
soprano and tenor soloists and mixed voices with orchestra,
1897
*''Song of Oleg the Wise'', Op. 58, cantata for tenor and bass soloists and men's voices with orchestra,
1899
*''From Homer'', Op. 60, prelude-cantata for soprano,
mezzo-soprano, and alto soloists and women's voices with orchestra,
1901
Orchestral and Band (music) Band music
Works for Symphony Orchestra
*Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 1,
1861-1865]] (1st version),
1884 (2nd version)
*Overture on Three Russian Themes, op. 28
1866 (1st version),
1879-
1880 (2nd version)
*Fantasy on Serbian Themes, Op. 6
1867 (1st version),
1886-
1887 (2nd version); also called ''Serbian Fantasy''
*Sadko, Op. 5, musical tableau,
1867 (1st version),
1869 (2nd version),
1891-
1892 (3rd version)
*Symphony No. 2, ''Antar'', Op. 9,
1868 (1st version),
1875 (2nd version),
1897 (3rd version); also called "symphonic suite"
*Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 32,
1866-
1873 (1st version),
1886 (2nd version)
*Music to Mey's drama ''The Maid of Pskov'',
suite of five numbers,
1877 (adapted from the opera as incidental music)
*''Fairytale'' [''Сказка'' = ''Skazka''], Op. 29,
1879-
1880
*''Sinfonietta on Russian Themes'' in A minor, Op. 31,
1879-
1884; adaptation of first three movements from string quartet of
1878-
1879
*''
Capriccio espagnol Capriccio on Spanish Themes'' (i.e., ''Capriccio espagnol''), Op. 34,
1887
*''
Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Scheherezade'', Op. 35, symphonic suite,
1888
*''
Russian Easter Festival Overture Easter Festival'' (''Светлый праздник'', i.e., ''Russian Easter''), overture, op. 36,
1888
*Theme and Variation No. 4,
1903, from collective set of variations on a Russian theme, with Artsybushev, Vitols,
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov Liadov, Sokolov, and
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov
*''On the Tomb'', Op. 61, prelude,
1904, in memory of M.P. Belaieff
*"Dubinushka", Op. 62,
1905 (1st version),
1906 (2nd version with choral parts ''ad lib.'')
*"Greeting" ["Здравица"],
1907, for
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov
*Neapolitan Song [i.e., "Funiculi, funicula"], Op. 63,
1907
Opera Excerpts for Orchestral Concert
*''
The Snow Maiden''
**Suite; includes:
***
Dance of the
Skomorokhi (Act III) (also known as "Dance of the
Clowns" or "Dance of the Tumblers")
*''Mlada''
**Suite; includes:
***Procession of the Nobles
**Night on Mount Triglav,
1899-
1901; purely orchestral adaptation of Act 3
*''Christmas Eve'' -- suite
*''
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Rimsky-Korsakov) The Tale of Tsar Saltan''
**Three Musical Pictures (introductions to Act 1, Act 2, and Act 4, Tableau 2)
**"
Flight of the Bumblebee" (from Act III, Tableau 1)
*''Pan Wojewoda'' -- Suite
*''
The Golden Cockerel''
**Introduction and Wedding March
**Suite (prepared by Glazunov and M. Steinberg)
*''
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya'' -- Suite (prepared by Glazunov and M. Steinberg)
Solo Instrument with Orchestra or Band
*Concerto in B-flat, for
trombone and military band,
1877
*Variations in G Minor on a theme by
Mikhail Glinka Glinka, for
oboe and military band,
1878
*Konzertstück in E-flat, for
clarinet and military band,
1878
*Piano Concerto in C-sharp Minor,
1882-
1883
*Fantasy on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33, for
violin and orchestra,
1886-
1887
*Mazurka on [Three] Polish Folk Themes, for violin and orchestra
1888; also called ''Souvenir de trois chants polonais''
*Serenade, Op. 37, for
violoncello and orchestra, orchestrated in
1903 from violoncello/piano original
Songs
Romance (music) Romances, Other Art song Art Songs, and Duets
'''''(Note: To view texts to many of Rimsky-Korsakov's songs, see the [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/r/rimsky.html Rimsky-Korsakov page] at [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/ the Lied and Art Song Texts site.])'''''
''(for solo voice with piano accompaniment unless otherwise indicated)''
*Butterfly [Бабочка = Babochka], duet,
1855
*Come out to me, signora [Выходи ко мне, Ñ?иньора = Vykhodi ko mne, sin'ora],
1861
*In the blood burns the fire of desire [В крови горит огонь любви = V krovi gorit ogon' ljubvi],
1865 ''(current provenence unknown)''
*Four Songs, Op. 2,
1865-
1866
**3.
Lullaby from the drama ''The Maid of Pskov'' [КолыбельнаÑ? пеÑ?нÑ? из драмы ''ПÑ?ковитÑ?нка'' = Kolybel'naja pesnja iz dramy ''Pskovitjanka'']; incorporated later into the opera ''The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga''
*Four Songs, Op. 3,
1866
*Four Songs, Op. 4,
1866
*Four Songs, Op. 7,
1867
*Six Songs, Op. 8,
1878-
1870
*Two Songs, Op. 25,
1870
*Four Songs, Op. 26,
1882
*Four Songs, Op. 27,
1883
*Four Songs, Op. 39,
1897
*Four Songs, Op. 40,
1897
*Four Songs, Op. 41,
1897
*Four Songs, Op. 42,
1897
*''In Spring'' [''ВеÑ?ной''], Op. 43,
1897 (four songs)
*''To the Poet''[''ПоÑ?ту''], Op. 45,
1897-
1899 (five songs)
*''By the Sea'' [''У морÑ?''], Op. 46,
1897 (five songs)
*Two Duets, Op. 47, for
mezzo-soprano and
baritone or
soprano and
tenor,
1897
*Two Songs, Op. 49, for
Basso bass,
1882-
1897
*Four Songs, Op. 50,
1897-
1898
*Five Songs, Op. 51,
1898
*Two Duets, Op. 52,
1897-
1898
*Dragonflies [Стрекозы], Op. 53, for two sopranos,
1897
*Four Songs, Op. 55, for tenor,
1897-
1898
*Two Songs, Op. 56, for soprano,
1898
Folk music Folksong Collections
*Collection of One Hundred Russian Folksongs, Op. 24,
1875-
1876
*Forty Folksongs,
1875-
1882
Chamber
*String Quartet in F, Op. 12,
1875
*String Sextet in A, for pairs of
violins,
violas, and
violoncellos,
1876
*Quintet in B-flat, for
flute,
clarinet,
Horn (instrument) horn,
bassoon, and
piano,
1876
*String Quartet on Russian Themes,
1878-
1879
**First three movements later adapted for Sinfonietta, Op. 31
**Remaining fourth movement has title "In a
Monastery" ["Ð’ монаÑ?тыре"] (version for piano four-hands is entitled "In a
Church")
*Four Variations on a Chorale in G minor, for strings quartet,
1885
*String Quartet "B-la-F", 1st movement,
1886; other movements by
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov Liadov,
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov, and
Alexander Borodin Borodin
*String Quartet ''Jour de fête'' [''Именины''], finale ("
Round dance Round-Dance" ["Хоровод"]),
1887; other movements by
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov and
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov Liadov
*Nocturne in F, for four horns, ca.
1888
*Two Duets in F, for two horns,
1883?-
1894?
*Canzonetta and
Tarantella, for two clarinets,
1883?-
1894?
*Serenade, for violoncello and piano,
1893; also orchestrated as Op. 37
*String Quartet in G,
1897
*Trio in C Minor, for violin, violoncello, and piano,
1897; completed by
Maximillian Steinberg in
1939
*Theme and Variation No. 4 in G Major, for string quartet,
1898; for collective Variations on a Russian Theme ("Ð?адоели ночи надоÑ?кучили"), with Artsybushev,
Alexander Scriabin Skriabin,
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov,
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov Liadov, Vitols,
Felix Blumenfeld Blumenfeld, Ewald, Winkler, and Sokolov
*Allegro in B-flat, for string quartet,
1899, for the collective set of string quartet pieces entitled ''Les vendredis,'' with
Alexander Glazunov Glazunov, Artsybushchev, Sokolov,
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov Liadov, Vitols, Osten-Sacken,
Felix Blumenfeld Blumenfeld,
Alexander Borodin Borodin, and Kopylov
Piano
Editing or Completion of Works by Others
Transcriptions
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Bibliography
Rimsky-Korsakov, N.A. ''The Complete Sacred Choral Works''. ''Monuments of Russian Sacred Music'', Series III. Madison, CT: Musica Russica, 1999.
_______. ''Полное Ñ?обрание Ñ?очинений'' [''Complete'' [sic] ''Collection of Works'']. МоÑ?ква, 1946-1970. (Reprinted by Kalmus/Belwin Mills.)
Walker, Marina Frolova, "'Rimsky-Korsakov: (1) Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov", Grove Music Online (Accessed 08 December 2005),
(subscription required)
External links
- A Russian list of Rimsky-Korsakov's works
- A German list of Rimsky-Korsakov's works at [http://www.russisches-musikarchiv.de/midi/midi.htm Russisches Musikarkhiv]
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