Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Birthday: 1844-03-18
Deathday: 1908-06-21
Birthplace: Tikhvin, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1993-01-11 Great Russian Composers