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

[@drewkingson]

its simply amazing how a busy navel officer travelling the world could develop such a sophisticated talent for orchestral composition

[@mirandaayoung5]

I totally agree. He is one of my favorite composers.

[@philliprex5002]

InstaBlaster.

[@MiguelSanchez-wc6gw]

You are right

[@nemorable1]

"navel officer" is certainly right on the button.

[@ОльгаГофман-о8у]

Russian scientist A. Borodin, who made a huge contribution to the study of organic chemistry, was also a great composer. Like Rimsky-Korsakov, he was a member of the "Mighty Five".

[@manfordsonstegard]

This symphony and the Kalinnikov symphonies are so beautiful. The 19th century Russian school of composition is the best at motif repetition with sophisticated harmony!

[@ellahillsmythe8717]

One of my absolute favorite symphonies by one of my favorite composers. Thanks for the wonderful recording.

[@gerardbegni2806]

The symphonies of Rimski-Korsakov are scandalously underrated by a small number of pieces which are of course excellent (capriccio Espagnol, Great Russian REastern, Sheherazade), but should not mlead us to forget the other compositions of the Russian master (including the operas, poorly known outside Russia).

[@cantinhodapoesia6747]

It's true! For example, the Piano Concerto, Antar Symphony, The legend of invisible City of Kitezh... Beautiful works!

[@TheRealRedAce]

I really like Antar (symphony number 2).

[@pasqualeterzi230]

For me the best russian compositor.

[@gerardbegni2806]

@@pasqualeterzi230 I think it is quite difficult to say such a thing in a general way. He was a very brilliant orchestrator, for sure, he gave a shining image of Russian legends and sceneries in his excellent operas and tone poems. Thiis obviously a major contribution. But Moussorgski, for instance, a gave a more rough and realislitic vision; he was in particular and one of the best composers of lieder, together with quch xomposers as Chubert, Schumann, Wolf, Duparc, Fauré, Janacek. Scriabin is quite unique by his harmonic and rythmic writing and could be on the sale list as Debussy or Schoenberg. And the derak side of XXth century Russian life under Stalin and followers ciuld hrdly be best rendrerd than by Shostakovitch or Schnittke. Actually, the "musical space", as for amy other art, is all but unidimensional and various composers are "the best ones" to depict one musical feature, whether illustrative or abstract.

[@pasqualeterzi230]

@@gerardbegni2806 I agree that each composer excels with his own peculiarities, but each of us prefers the musical art form according to our training, culture, predisposition, but above all according to our own soul, our own vision of life. Because music is not just technicality, music is emotion. Music is the only medicine without side effects. Obviously this is my very personal idea. Have a nice day, sir.

[@elcid9478]

Rimski you are immortal. The music says a lot. I take the music personally. It talks to me..

[@paulheffron4836]

You have been blessed with a spiritual nature that makes it possible for you to hear what many will miss. May you keep listening and absorbing into your heart and soul all of this transcendent music from heaven.

[@ИгорьДымченко-к9л]

Absolutely Great Orchestration: Rich, Colourful.

[@ИгорьДымченко-к9л]

Absolutely Great Master of Orchestration - N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908).

[@ЛадаПетрова-с1ж]

Да, оркестровка Римского- Корсакова великолепна и уникальна !)

[@rell0223]

as much as i love modern music gotta appreciate this too. as a music producer, i find it amazing that one man can create constantly changing melodies across 30 or more instruments that last hours, purely in his head, and on paper, no DAW. amazing.

[@FuxkyouU-j3n]

ggg classical composers are brilliant man. Listen to classical music under the influence of psychedelics

[@vickyk1861]

I really believe that this composer is heavily underrated

[@jerryhagen5926]

Didn't know Rimsky wrote 3 symphonies. This is very good. Reminds me of Hollywood composer Korngold's style. Many thanks to KZbin for showcasing a lot more Rimsky music. CHEERS!

[@noetorres3175]

Oh. Exquisita y llena de texturas coloridas. Amo la música de este Gran Maestro.!!!!

[@SlIzOtVoR]

Nádherné,úžasnéé,fantastickééé.Jedna z mojich najobľúbenejších synfonii.

[@gamerforeverps4979]

beautiful, I really like Korsakov. It's incredible that so many years had passed from the time he composed this music, and now I'm listening it.

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance super symphony

[@lorenzoschwarzetorres9374]

Absolutamente fantástico en toda su obra...GRANDE KORSAKOV!!!

[@caprikay]

Así es!

[@andreypozdeev1376]

Музыка которая нравится всем

[@zonszein]

Picture and music, match beautifully

[@chronophontes]

They sure do! I still think of this as the "bear cub music".

[@charlesmchugh8811]

Really? In what possible way?

[@neilpsissons]

Well the bears are excellent for the beginning, but surely that second subject just screams "ocelot"! And surely I am not alone in hearing a giraffe cantering through that scherzo?

[@jorgesalinas9505]

who´s the painter?

[@disconnexiondisconnexion1756]

@@jorgesalinas9505 The Morning in a Pine Forest (Russian: Утро в сосновом лесу) is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky

[@mustafakandan2103]

The classical music heritage is so rich, but in live performances we experience a very limited repertoire. I think Rimsky-Korsakov was not inferior to Tchaikovsky , but most of his works are rarely performed in the West. He composed so many wonderful operas for instance, they are rarely staged outside of Russia. Even only 2 operas of Tchaikovsky are ever performed.

[@2010sjay]

Masterpiece!!!

[@sneezyserena]

Many thanks for uploading this excellent symphony. Rimsky-Korsakov is a well-known name in classical music, but generally only for a few of his works- a couple of operas such as "The Golden Cockerel" or "The Snow Maiden" and a few "programme" orchestral works like "Scheherazade", "Russian Easter Festival" and "Capriccio Espagnol". His symphonies are comparatively neglected, especially in the West, so I was glad to come across this one.

[@Michael-jx8wx]

I love your music, I hear every day Rimski korsakov .My best Composer . 9:12 Perfect Clarinet melody . 27:37 Excellent Orchestration and Form

[@Mike-nd6ox]

Best form and Orchestration . Thank you Rimski Korsakov

[@juergenspatschke1560]

love this great sinfonia ,so a great work

[@doinadanplopeanu7570]

Thank you for the music & its cathartic role!

[@klausteschner1591]

An excellent performance of this beautiful 3. symphony. The great Russian Soul sounds from this music. Many thanks Klaus Teschner

[@jedkrantz7003]

I should never have stopped listening to his symphonies with the Antar. This is every bit as good!

[@gerardbegni2806]

A very beautiful symphony, with a delicate orchestration, needless to say from Rimski-Korsakov. Why always playing the same scores and paying no attention to these symphonies?

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Gérard Begni I agree. It's good to explore the byways, isn't it?

[@allaabr3374]

🥰🥰🥰 Thank you very much!!!!💖💖💖

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

Painting is lovely! I've seen this myself on horseback in the high Sierras from a safe respectful distance. And I love classical music, being a baby boomer raised correctly in the Lord and real music, so I say thank you for posting Nikolai's beautiful music. God bless you.

[@MegaCirse]

the Creator is a lure ...... Only the man matters !

[@MegaCirse]

@Benjamin Eby Let us think of all those countless beings who have received their lives as wounds and have prohibited suicide to heal the scar. They want the Creator to contemplate their gaping crevices every hour of his eternity✨

[@marcalexandrefontenay9801]

Les 3 symphonies de RK sont de très belles œuvres magistralement orchestrées par ce maître russe neo romantique (son court mais magnifique concerto de piano,son poème symphonique à succès Scherazade , et ses operas)

[@jorgealbertobaron1]

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[@wojtekmajerski3313]

What a majestic finale. Wow!

[@paulmcfarland5507]

I remember, years and years ago when Russia was still the Soviet Union, I visited the Ermitage in what used to be Leningrad and saw a great number of paintings by Shishkin: always of trees, copses, groves, forests, etc. I still remember the vivid colors and being surprised by the monotony of the subject. Thank you for posting it.

[@raptorjesus6953]

Were they State-ordered pieces?

[@steveegallo3384]

@@raptorjesus6953 -- They were generally 'Commissioned' under a "Usufruct" scheme. They'd make you an Offer you couldn't Refuse. Greetings from San Agustinillo!

[@fractalcucumber4927]

Paul McFarland Monotony? You're an idiot? Do you understand what a landscape is? Raptor Jesus The paintings were painted in the 19th century Stevee GALLO You better shut up your mouth and not write such Russophobic nonsense

[@pasqualeterzi230]

@@fractalcucumber4927 Dear, you can be right but, please, don't be offensive with the others people who write.

[@audioda]

The picture is "Morning in a Pine Forest" work of great Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin /1832 - 1898/. Иван Иванович Шишкин "Утро в сосновом лесу" 1889

[@051963mf]

So Beautiful.

[@dianepoche8240]

"Morning in a Pine Forest" by Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. See also, the wrapper of "Clumsy Bear" chocolates. "Утро в сосновом лесу" Ивана Шишкина "Mishka Kosolapy"

[@mirandaayoung5]

I love this painting and have downloaded it to use as one of my desktop backgrounds.

[@Xinjiekou_新街口_Station]

Thanks I was curious of its origin. Now I want the chocolates. Mmmmmm Clumsy Bear chocolates... probably the best.............mmmmmm

[@davidfrieske7134]

those are some happy bears. good to see anytime. goes great with the music especially mov.1.

[@Xinjiekou_新街口_Station]

Rather nice for the first listen....

[@edwincscn3895]

Magnífico.

[@alphamoonman]

"Mov.IV: Allegro con spirito" piques my imagination. What a perfect section to listen to when doing creative works!

[@MrKaplan230]

That Korsakov guy is pretty good ! I wonder when he'll be touring..

[@福眞睦城]

日本では演奏会の演目でなかなか取り上げられませんね。シェーラザードはともかく、それ以外の大曲は知られていない作家でしょう。この曲も透き通るような美しいメロディが随所にあって、風景描写を感じさせるいい曲です。いささか「誰かの模倣・・・？」をイメージさせる部分が嫌われるのかもしれませんが、そんなのはだれしもある部分。素敵な曲を知ることができました。

[@gerardbegni2806]

Rimski-Korsakov was a master in orchestration, but as a matter of paradox, his symphonies are very poorly known. We have here a very beautiful and convincing version of his third symphony.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@oiewey That's your opinion.

[@archimedes3518]

Красота

[@et3519]

I love the music and the Bears Yeees they are listening to the song 🥰

[@hlovewood5636]

Ganz wunderbar! Vielen Dank! Thank you!

[@Gorlicc]

YESSSIRRRR THIS IS MY JAMMM TURN IT UPPPPPPP

[@gelleadcosta148]

Maravilhoso! Muito obrigado.

[@alamudesky1959]

First time I have heard this ,UMM. Good

[@Slay66100]

Unique 💜💜💜

[@wn9500]

If you listen, carefully, there is a faint repeating motif that was used in the Death of Stalin's soundtrack at 0:22

[@MegaCirse]

After a long morning browsing the political dailies with a cup of tea in my hand, my bay-window overlooking the sea with the sounds of this concerto on the background, it was just a perfect conjunction !

[@steveegallo3384]

Same here! Awoke again at the crack of noon, the mountains of Tepoztlán set against mist and distant drizzle, chardonnay instead of coffee....and Rimsky. Another perfect conjunction!

[@MegaCirse]

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[@steveegallo3384]

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[@MegaCirse]

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[@pacz8114]

Wonderful -- just like No. 2.

[@mauricioh.salmeron5037]

When I listen to russian musicians from the second half of the XIX I always think "What a beautiful time", when Russia became a giant in arts and nationalism because of its will to be great, now it is. No doubt. Greetings and thanks from Mexico.

[@paulefstathiou1819]

Excellent Music !

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

Very good find

[@jcBurton2094]

Russian classical music is a genre of classical music related to Russia's culture, people, or character

[@nathanski9268]

The Five are underrated

[@nikolaicoco333]

Danke schön!!! Bamberg

[@douglaslusky6052]

I like the bear painting!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

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[@debjahdo1889]

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[@standumitru4252]

Totul e o feerie!

[@ingvarz7468]

my grandpa had this Cartina on his wall.

[@mohamedhamza456]

By writing this symphony, Rimsky-Korsakoff expressed some respect and gratitude to J.S Bach thanks to Piotr Illyitch Tchaikovsky couunterpoint lessons he used to send to Nikolai thru post mail.

[@aguador67]

And the curious fact was that the Group of Five (based in St. Petersburg and "nationalism oriented) despised Tchaikovsky as a representative for "Western music", alongside the Moscow conservatory, at what specially Mussorgski mocked so much.

[@johnries5593]

@@aguador67 Varied experiences are part of what helps people mature. It's probably well that Rimsky-Korsakov landed that professorship when he was still in his 20s. People tend to get set in their ways as they age. Rimsky-Korsakov remained part of the postromantic nationalist musical tradition all his life, but at least he got to see that his Westernized, academically trained elders had quite a bit to teach him; and that while academic training might not be strictly necessary, it doesn't hurt and often helps.

[@lisaragsdale1530]

@@johnries5593 You hit the nail on the head. Much of Rimsky-Korsakov's music sounds very "post-romantic" and very much like other composers of this time period. Its not very original at all.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@johnries5593 Balakirev might not have taken 25 years to write his first symphony, if only he hadn't rejected the learning of music theory.

[@jorgealbertobaron1]

MONO GARFIELD "MONECO" ESTARIA FELIZ EN UN LUGAR COMO ESTE. ESTARAN EN EL CIELO, PUES NUNCA LE HICISTE MAL A NADIE, GATO DE LA PAZ.

[@yogurtpimple3455]

Wonderful (:

[@nichotime]

Scherzo time signature 5!! Tchaikovsky did it too in Patetique Sym? Anyone else write symphonies in 5? Yea it feels great!

[@steveegallo3384]

Brubeck's "Take 5".....as close as you'll get!

[@citizent6999]

Note the 5 timing in the early C minor Chopin Piano Sonata.

[@klop4228]

Borodin's 3rd had a scherzo in five.

[@charlenemocksing6909]

I adore classical music since I was a teen and still do. Rimsky Korsakov is one of the best!

[@ИгорьДымченко-к9л]

Rimsky-Korsakov = Russian Musical Culture.

[@reencollett6835]

Wonderful ... and Gandalf at far left holds his staff and listens, while other shadowy woodland Maiar look on.....

[@jorgealbertobaron1]

GRAN SINFONIA. SE LA DEDICO A MONO GARFIELD "MONECO" EL GATO DE LA PAZ ASESINADO EL MIERCOLES 19 DE OCTUBRE DE 2016

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Jorge Alberto Barón WHO killed Garfield? And why?

[@owenmcgee8496]

I like the bears. and didn't actually know that Rimsky-Korsakov wrote symphonies. Well, isn't that nice. Full screen mode and you can better smell the pine. And maybe marvel if anyone can play some notes in C major, who can write like this. Or, at least, that's what I'm gonna do for another 20 minutes or so. at the 23 minute mark, I've figured out what the bears are doing. When a tree is broken like that, all the tasty little insects inside it can be easily eaten. The bear cub showing off his bum reminds me of the painting "waking up" by martin gale. juxtapositions of light and figures and all that. early morning sunrises in forests are cool. I saw a Polish forest once. But was in disbelief when somebody told me there's bears in there. A river made it an inaccessible forest anyway. There was a small wooden church built on plinths stretching across the river somewhere near by. Dated from a time when it was illegal to built churches on land, so someone came up with a clever little idea. There was also a graveyard in a neighbouring village where all the headstones were totem-poles because the church was unmanned for generations and all the local villagers didn't know how to make anything except out of carved wood and paint because they were carpenters, saunders and painters only. Zakopane was the name of the village, if I remember right. Forgot about all that until I started thinking about forests, bears and the smell of pine and I seem to have got a bit distracted from the music.

[@GURHTTZ]

Great!

[@stevesalzano942]

These bears are listening to Haydn's 82nd symphony!

[@aamuirman]

Commercial interruptions in middle of movements. Doesn't work for me. Maybe it's something new, since I don't see it noted in any comments.

[@joand.8484]

I totally agree! I don't experience that in other pieces of this length.

[@rogerstill71]

Superb!

[@harryandruschak2843]

"Like" on 24 December 2017

[@woolof9744]

Bears

[@Likes_Trains]

22:05 is there a motif like this used in any other pieces by this composer? I have heard it somewhere before but far more dramatic and with percussion but I cannot recall where from.

[@muhammadsadiq8659]

I think you mean the orchestra part in Schumann’s piano concerto

[@MsVerlinden]

demande a être plus connue très belle sympho, merci, la fonction j'aime ne marche plus!!!

[@Developtis]

What is the name of the painting?

[@KuhlauDilfeng2]

Vermont R Morning in a Pine Forest by Ivan Shishkin & Konstantin Savitsky.

[@Mike65809]

It's a masterpiece!

[@Developtis]

KuhlauDilfeng2 Thank you!

[@darrylschultz9311]

Vermont R I think the painting is called,"Mama,Papa and Baby Bear Go A-frolicking In The Woods While Listening To Some Rimsky-Korsakov".

[@antigonemerlin]

Am I the only one who hears a beep near the beginning?

[@user-kz9sg2cx6]

Rimsky-Korsakov - Proud of Russian culture.

[@RiceStranger]

Great piece! I love Rismy-Korsakov, I think he's my favourite composer... By the way, does anybody else have a beeping sound at 0:07?

[@yowzephyr]

No beeping sound for me.

[@RiceStranger]

@@yowzephyr Sorry I meant to 0:07.

[@danielacarrera2492]

Yes, but it was al 0:08

[@bobwheeler9327]

is there any way to translate comments to English?

[@weltgeist2604]

+Bob Wheeler You can translate them in Google translate.

[@Dragan8Djokic]

☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@dabedwards]

I have noticed that a lot of Russian recordings have a very reverberant sound. This can make the sound more "epic", but can also be quite tiresome after a while. Perhaps it's a matter of taste and fashion. A drier, lighter and closer sound is less forgiving for the players. Anyway, thanks for the upload of this great music.

[@TheVisualMusicShow]

Are the bear cubs wearing collars ?

[@andrewpetersen5272]

Circus bears on holiday😁

[@johnnyboer1650]

Do the chickens have sharp talons?

[@miguelnunez5641]

Has Schubert's 9th symphony same structure on the beginning 🤔

[@anangryjuicebox2799]

22:03

[@campbellmorgan7203]

Bears.

[@christophermacintyre5890]

I feel the sudden urge to put on a bear suit and go gamboling in the forest. Not exactly sure why.

[@bigmac329190]

Where are the lyrics? Is this an instrumental? It needs words.

[@KuhlauDilfeng2]

Uh, what lyrics? This is a symphony.

[@bigmac329190]

You mean there are supposed to be no words?

[@KuhlauDilfeng2]

Yes.

[@marijke0607]

A symphony is an orchestral composition. There are no lyrics. That said, some symphonies do have a choral section, with or without soloists. Beethoven started this with his 9th symphony. Mahler also had choral parts in his 2nd, 3rd and 8th symphonies. But, by far, the big majority of symphonies are purely orchestral.

[@andrewpetersen5272]

See Rimsky Kosakov - Opera

[@yvelinec3557]

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[@ojisten]

The bear is founding to hunted animal

[@steveegallo3384]

We forgive the Predators alongwith the Prey......

[@中神達哉-m4o]

これは妙ちくりんな音楽だね........

[@alger3041]

Beautiful symphony, but I would still say that those by Glazunov outclass it.

[@gerardbegni2806]

By the way, Glazounow was a pupîl of Rimski.

[@alger3041]

Yes, I'm aware of that. And I would still say that over time, he completely outstripped his teacher in musical proficiency.

[@paulbeard4218]

Glazunov, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov------all cut from the same wonderful mold

[@alger3041]

Glazunov Nos. 5, 6, 7 - all are more substantial works than anything by Rimsky-Korsakov or Borodin, much of which latter was edited by Glazunov anyway. He was the real musical brains amongst them.

[@timflatus]

I don't understand the need to make value judgements and comparisons. Rimsky-Korsakov was a master orchestrator and all of his pupils benefitted from that. This is a beautiful piece of music, isn't that enough?

[@fulviopolce9785]

Le sue sinfonie,a parte la prima,sono poco conosciute perché hanno poca Qualità.

[@yvelinec3557]

La FAMILLE ? va POUVOIR FAIRE ses comptes ?

[@marlaleemouse]

I bet those are Russian Bears.