Composer : | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844 - 1908) | ||||
Instrumentation : | Organ solo | ||||
Style : | Romantic | ||||
Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
Added by magataganm, 27 Oct 2017 Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 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. Rimsky-Korsakov is mainly known as the composer of numerous Russian operas and brilliant orchestral works. Many people do not know, however, that he wrote interesting and exquisite piano music as well. Published in 1878, this work is a surprise piece in his oeuvre which otherwise is rather associated with the national folkloristic aesthetic. With this composition, a Russian master bows not only before the name of BACH but also before the German music. To mark the 100th anniversary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death (2008), Belaieff publishes the first edition of the BACH Variations as a (corrected) reprint In his B-A-C-H variations (Opus 10), Rimsky-Korsakov upends the tradition of using the B-A-C-H motif for very serious musical expressions by using it for various 19th century genre forms, in this a case a (rather grim) waltz. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov) . Although originally created for Piano, I created this arrangement of the Variation No. 1 for Pipe Organ (2 Manuals & Pedals). Sheet central : | Six Variations sur le thème de BACH (3 sheet music) | |
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