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.
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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)
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Although originally created for Piano, I created this
arrangement of the Variation No. 1 for Pipe Organ (2
Manuals & Pedals).
SHEET MUSIC