Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Date of birth

18 Mar 1844

184 years ago at Tikhvin, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]

Also Known As

Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков
Николай Римский-Корсаков
Nikolay Andreevich Rimskiy-Korsakov
N.A. Rimskiy-Korsakov
Nikolajs Rimskis-Korsakovs
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.

Biography

His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects.

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