Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphony No.3 in C-major, Op.32 (1873)

 

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

[Portrait of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1898 by Valentin Serov (detail)]

 (18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1844 – 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1908)

was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was a master of orchestration. 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 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk subjects

 

 

Symphony No.3 in C-major, Op.32 (1873)

Mov.I: Moderato assai - Allegro 00:00
Mov.II: Scherzo: Vivo 12:30
Mov.III: Andante 18:42
Mov.IV: Allegro con spirito 27:28

Orchestra: St. Peterburg State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: André Anichanov

 

 

1. Moderato assai—Allegro
2. Scherzo. Vivo
3. Andante
4. Allegro con spirito.

Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov