Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai - Scherzino from "4 Morceaux" for Flute & Piano Op. 11 No. 3 Flute et Piano |
Compositeur : | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844 - 1908) | ||||
Instrumentation : | Flute et Piano | ||||
Genre : | Classique | ||||
Arrangeur : Editeur : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
Droit d'auteur : | Public Domain | ||||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 17 Sep 2023 Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) was a Russian composer, 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.He believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music, as did his fellow composer Mily Balakirev and the critic Vladimir Stasov. This style employed Russian folk song and lore along with exotic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements in a practice known as musical orientalism, and eschewed traditional Western compositional methods. Rimsky-Korsakov appreciated Western musical techniques after he became a professor of musical composition, harmony, and orchestration at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1871. He undertook a rigorous three-year program of self-education and became a master of Western methods, incorporating them alongside the influences of Mikhail Glinka and fellow members of The Five. Rimsky-Korsakov's techniques of composition and orchestration were further enriched by his exposure to the works of Richard Wagner. Rimsky-Korsakov followed the musical ideals espoused by The Five. He employed Orthodox liturgical themes in the Russian Easter Festival Overture, folk song in Capriccio Espagnol and orientalism in Scheherazade, possibly his best known work. He proved a prolific composer but also a perpetually self-critical one. He revised every orchestral work up to and including his Third Symphony—some, like Antar and Sadko, more than once. These revisions range from minor changes of tempo, phrasing and instrumental detail to wholesale transposition and complete recomposition. Rimsky-Korsakov isn't necessarily known for his piano music, but the four pieces (Opus 11: 4 Morceaux) are nice, and short enough to not overstay their welcome as well as offer an invitation for quick study. This, the third: Scherzino is particularly enjoyable. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov) . Although originally composed for Solo Piano, I created this Interpretation of the Scherzino from "4 Morceaux" (Op. 11 No. 3) for Flute & Piano. Partition centrale : | Quatre pièces (6 partitions) | |