On the surface the genre of the lullaby in art music seems to have a limited purpose. In instrumental music, particularly piano works, and in song literature, individual lullabies act as quaint ...

(The) Maid of Pskov (Ivan the Terrible), Movements: Overture Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky, Conductor Legend (Skazka) Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer ...

Watch as Elim Chan conducts Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” as part of her NY Phil debut on March 7, 2024, featuring NY Phil Concertmaster Frank Huang. The work was also on the program when Chan ...

Some of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's works never saw the light of day in his lifetime. The Quintet in B-flat for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Piano is one of them. It was composed in 1876, but not ...

‘Amadeus,” the 1984 eight Academy Award-winning Miloš Forman film, didn’t originate the idea that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was poisoned by his mediocre colleague Antonio Salieri, nor the 1979 Tony ...

In its full nationalistic stride, the Soviet Union last week got around to honoring the man who did more than any other to make Russian music Russian—genial, bush-bearded Nikolai Andreievich ...

Last week, Eric Simpson and I did a podcast, discussing the upcoming music season. Or, I should say, the second half of the season—the 2015–16 classical-music season in New York. I think of a music ...

Sonata for Piano No. 2 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Wen-Yu Shen, Piano (24) Preludes, Movements: G, Op. 32/5 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Wen-Yu Shen, Piano (24) Preludes, Movements: B minor, Op.

Daniel Bruce, beginning his second season as music director of the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, felt the 40-member community orchestra wanted a really substantial program — as did its audience. “And ...

The French Youth Orchestra showcases young French artists aged 16 to 25. Accompanied here by pianist Alexandre Tharaud, the ensemble performs works by Shostakovich, Maresz, and Rimsky-Korsakov.