Rimsky-Korsakov : The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite from the opera Op. 57 (1899-1900 arr. ca.1901)

[@andre1214g]

One of my favorite composers, the father of the modern orchestration. Thank you for sharing these magnificent works.

[@markherron1407]

Happy Birthday to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@GamidIsaev]

A great piece! Listen it almost every day

[@dmntuba]

One of the all time great jarvi recordings 👍

[@denisesimonutti8962]

Rimsky Korsakov est décédé le jour suivant celui de la naissance de mon père. C’est, comme beaucoup de monde, je pense, le vol du bourdon qui me l’a fait découvrir. C’est génial !!!!

[@johnkla7866]

I know Bumble Bee became Korskov's most famous theme in the west, but my personal favorite is the Suite from the second Act. It encompases a profound gravity and melancholy only a Russian composer could compose in my opinion. From 8:26 onwards the intermezzo between the horns and the diatonic sequence of the strings only add to the suspense. All my love and admiration for Rimsky-Korsakov, I wish his pieces were played more frequently in the west (besides BumbleBee).

[@maxmerry8470]

Rimsky-Korsakov, Jarvi, SNO (playing their hearts out), Chandos engineering = splendour!! I remember the cover painting from my childhood and being thrilled to bits when it later graced the original issue of this CD set. Somehow, the image seems to evoke, perfectly, the exotic that we associate with this remarkable composer....

[@John_Fugazzi]

I love that painting too. Unfortunately Chandos used a different painting for the remastered 2006 reissue. The painting here is Ilya Repin's paining of the Zaporozhi Cossacks composing their famous insulting letter to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire.

[@maxmerry8470]

John Fugazzi, Thanks for that information. I recollect as a child seeing a Red Army Ensemble concert in the UK (very early 1960s) and one of the dance sequences began with a static tableau based on this painting. Funny how images stick in the mind....

[@romeyjomey4539]

flight of the bumblebee starts at 13:33

[@MikeDial]

Yes, I was pleasantly surprised to learn where it came from.

[@brucehutchison3946]

Grand!

[@katjao.h.321]

02:13, 06:33, 08:45, (13:33 bumblebee, and a good tempo, is this heaven or what),

[@GamidIsaev]

Absolutely! Only these four parts reveals his genius

[@Mattcai2004]

13:33-16:50 flight of the bumblebee (extended version)

[@kurt771965]

AMAZING!

[@Canimals4Life]

13:33 “If You Can Play Something Slowly, You Can Play It Quickly.”

[@tserkoslavjanskij]

Annoying nit-pickers is a praise-worthy occupation. The only caveat is that one must know when and how to do it. Here it has been done very well, indeed.

[@rogier3486]

someone should declare rimsky-korsakov holy! no one? well, i do declare😄

[@karencontestabile6064]

Lovely!

[@wryginger2307]

I had never known the full length and scope of Flight of the Bumblebee. It's ... almost a Cossack dance, isn't it?

[@craigcowing1107]

You should see what the score looks like!

[@fritzbasset8645]

@@craigcowing1107 And Hollywood rewrites it with brass, "knowing" that this is an improvement. Only in AmeriKa.

[@nicolatiana1770]

The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich (the Tsar's son) into an insect so that he can fly away to visit his father (who does not know that he is alive). (Extract from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Bumblebee)

[@wryginger2307]

@@nicolatiana1770 I was more referring to the musical scope, not how it fits into the rest of the opera. Most often when you hear "Flight of the Bumblebee," it clocks in at about 1:30, maybe a bit longer. It's presented as more of a study in chromaticism, especially when performed solo (e.g. Rachmaninov's arrangement for piano). But this has some brass in it, and some Cossack rhythms that I'd never heard before.

[@musicstewart9744]

About two years ago watched this opera in a production by the Ukraine Opera.

[@tserkoslavjanskij]

The Mariinsky Opera had a spectacular production some years ago. Superb singing, marvelous orchestra playing, sumptuous sets. I say this not to detract from the production by Ukraine Opera, only to tell of one that I shall never forget.

[@yesimseyman]

Klasik Batı Müziği mi dinliyorsunuz hep?

[@melissaking6019]

This is the reference recording for Tsar Sultan.

[@ronaldoayres8393]

Gostei muito.

[@mariotorresgomez9244]

11:10 a 12:44

[@Bronco541]

what the name of this painting/painter used for the cover art here?

[@maxmerry8470]

Ilya Repin, "The Zaporozhi Cossacks"

[@steveegallo3384]

@@maxmerry8470 -- Inspired, no doubt, by Glière's colossal Second!

[@espritdelescalier141]

"Bolsheviks writing a letter to Chamberlain" by Ostap Bender

[@thegrimmarcher202]

​@@espritdelescalier141 I see what you did there :)

[@espritdelescalier141]

@@thegrimmarcher202 I'm glad you found me IMMORTALIZED in this famous picture of Repin! Thanks a lot!

[@Emblazon]

Bruh where can I find the sheets for the arr of the fight of the bumblebee?

[@fredericchopin6445]

imslp

[@Emblazon]

@@fredericchopin6445 bruh i found nothing

[@fredericchopin6445]

you can search the tale of tsar saltan to rimsky korsakov in google

[@Emblazon]

@@fredericchopin6445 Bruh ngl I searched almost hundreds of copies of sheets but I can't seem to find this original arrangement... only the ones like Rach's

[@gamzealtun1861]

Ruhi mücerret okurken geldim buraya

[@furkanarslan3484]

"bismillah."

[@ValzainLumivix]

Wallahi

[@matveyshekhtman7998]

Titelbild: " Die kozaken ein Brief an den türkischen Sultan schreiben !" ... voll mit Beleidigungen ...