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Work: The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee

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ComposerRimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich (1844-1908)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera scene/aria
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AmsterdamKings Return: magical a cappella harmonies

Het Concertgebouw
Mozart, Rossini, Delibes, Bizet, Orff, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Verdi, Puccini, Traditional, Berlin, Carmichael, Troup, Hargrove, Redding, Wonder
Kings Return
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Rare Rimsky in rousing rendition from Kirill Karabits at The Anvil

Antar could almost be taken as a dry run for Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece, Scheherazade and it impressed in this performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
***11
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The Hallé in Russian mode with Mark Elder

Tracing a line of musical heritage was what this concert was all about: the imaginative richness of inspiration that passed from Rimsky-Korsakov through early Rachmaninov to Stravinsky.
****1
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A modest virtuoso: James Ehnes at Wigmore Hall

How do violinists devise their recital programmes? The conventional format has been to choose a violin sonata from each musical era, or to focus on a particular composer or national style.
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UnknownSousaphone Flight of the Bumblebee

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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
Patrick Sheridan, Sousaphone