List of compositions by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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The following is a working list of compositions by the composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

• In keeping with the Anglophone nature of en.wikipedi.org, titles of overall works are supplied in English unless the non-Russian original is distinctive in some way. Russian titles are added where helpful and applicable. Years given refer to the composition dates, not publishing dates.

• Complete listings of individual numbers within a larger work are not given, although certain well-known selections are cited. For important vocal selections within an opera, go to the Wikipedia article for that opera, listed below and on the [Wikipedia category-page for Rimsky-Korsakov's operas].

(Note: only completed works are listed below.)

• The Maid of Pskov (Псковитянка = Pskovitjanka): 1868-1872 (1st version); 1876-1877 (2nd version); 1891-1892 (3rd version)
• Mlada (Млада): 1872 (portions of Acts II and III from project composed collectively by Borodin, Cui, Minkus, Musorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov)
• May Night (Майская ночь = Majskaja noch’): 1878-1879
• The Snow Maiden (Снегурочка = Sneguročka): 1880-1881 (1st version); ca. 1895 (2nd version)
• Mlada (Млада): 1889-1890 (complete setting of unstaged collaborative project from 1872)
• Christmas Eve (Ночь перед Рождеством = Noč' pered Roždestvom): 1894-1895
• Sadko (Садко): 1895-1896
• Mozart and Salieri (Моцарт и Сальери = Mocart i Sal'eri): 1897
• The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga (Боярыня Вера Шелога = Bojarynja Vera Šeloga): 1898
• The Tsar's Bride (Царская невеста = Carskaja nevesta): 1898
• The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son, the Famous and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess Swan (Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его, славном и могучем богатыре князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди = Skazka o care Saltane, o syne ego, slavnom i mogučem bogatyre knjaze Gvidone Saltanoviče i o prekrasnoj Carevne Lebedi): 1899-1900
• Servilia (Сервилия = Servilija): 1900-1901
• Kashchey the Immortal (Кащей бессмертный = Kaščej bessmertnyj): 1901-1902
• Pan Wojewoda (Пан воевода = Pan vojevoda; literally, The Gentleman Provincial Governor): 1902-1903
• The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya (Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии = Skazanie o nevidimom grade Kiteže i deve Fevronii): 1903-1904
• The Golden Cockerel (Золотой петушок = Zolotoj petušok): 1906-1907

Sacred Choral

(all a cappella)

• "Thee, O God, We Praise" ("Тебе Бога хвалим"), for double chorus, 1883
• Collection of Sacred Musical Compositions by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court. Four-Voice Compositions from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 22, 1883; contains 8 pieces
• Collection of Sacred Musical Arrangements by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court, Op. 22b, 1884; contains 6 hymns based on chant melodies
• Collection of Sacred Musical Compositions and Arrangements by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov for Mixed Chorus, 1883-1884; contains 23 pieces, published posthumously in 1913

Secular Choral

(a cappella unless otherwise indicated)

• Two Choruses, Op. 13, for three women's parts, 1874
• Four Variations and a Fughetta on the Russian Folksong "Надоели ночи", Op. 14, for four women's parts with piano or harmonium ad lib. 1874
• Six Choruses, Op. 16, variously for mixed, women's, and men's voices, 1875-1876
• Two Choruses, Op. 18/22, for mixed voices, 1876
• Four Choruses, Op. 23, for three men's parts with piano ad lib., 1876
• Poem about Alexei, Man of God, Op. 20, for altos, tenors, and basses with orchestra, 1878
• Fifteen Russian Folksongs, Op. 19, for mixed voices, 1879
• "Glory" ("Слава" = "Slava"), Op. 21, for mixed voices with orchestra, 1879-1890
• Two Choruses, for childresn's voices, 1884
• Switezianka, Op. 44, cantata for soprano and tenor soloists and mixed voices with orchestra, 1897
• Song of Oleg the Wise, Op. 58, cantata for tenor and bass soloists and men's voices with orchestra, 1899
• From Homer, Op. 60, prelude-cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and alto soloists and women's voices with orchestra, 1901

Works for Symphony Orchestra

• Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 1, 1861-1865]] (1st version), 1884 (2nd version)
• Overture on Three Russian Themes, op. 28 1866 (1st version), 1879-1880 (2nd version)
• Fantasy on Serbian Themes, Op. 6 1867 (1st version), 1886-1887 (2nd version); also called Serbian Fantasy
• Sadko, Op. 5, musical tableau, 1867 (1st version), 1869 (2nd version), 1891-1892 (3rd version)
• Symphony No. 2, Antar, Op. 9, 1868 (1st version), 1875 (2nd version), 1897 (3rd version); also called "symphonic suite"
• Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 32, 1866-1873 (1st version), 1886 (2nd version)
• Music to Mey's drama The Maid of Pskov, suite of five numbers, 1877 (adapted from the opera as incidental music)
• Fairytale [Сказка = Skazka], Op. 29, 1879-1880
• Sinfonietta on Russian Themes in A minor, Op. 31, 1879-1884; adaptation of first three movements from string quartet of 1878-1879
• Capriccio on Spanish Themes (i.e., Capriccio espagnol), Op. 34, 1887
• Scheherezade, Op. 35, symphonic suite, 1888
• Easter Festival (Светлый праздник, i.e., Russian Easter), overture, op. 36, 1888
• Theme and Variation No. 4, 1903, from collective set of variations on a Russian theme, with Artsybushev, Vitols, Liadov, Sokolov, and Glazunov
• On the Tomb, Op. 61, prelude, 1904, in memory of M.P. Belaieff
• "Dubinushka", Op. 62, 1905 (1st version), 1906 (2nd version with choral parts ad lib.)
• "Greeting" ["Здравица"], 1907, for Glazunov
• Neapolitan Song [i.e., "Funiculi, funicula"], Op. 63, 1907

Opera Excerpts for Orchestral Concert

• The Snow Maiden
• *Suite; includes:
• **Dance of the Skomorokhi (Act III) (also known as "Dance of the Clowns" or "Dance of the Tumblers")
• Mlada
• *Suite; includes:
• **Procession of the Nobles
• *Night on Mount Triglav, 1899-1901; purely orchestral adaptation of Act 3
• Christmas Eve -- suite
• The Tale of Tsar Saltan
• *Three Musical Pictures (introductions to Act 1, Act 2, and Act 4, Tableau 2)
• *"Flight of the Bumblebee" (from Act III, Tableau 1)
• Pan Wojewoda -- Suite
• The Golden Cockerel
• *Introduction and Wedding March
• *Suite (prepared by Glazunov and M. Steinberg)
• The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya -- Suite (prepared by Glazunov and M. Steinberg)

Solo Instrument with Orchestra or Band

• Concerto in B-flat, for trombone and military band, 1877
• Variations in G Minor on a theme by Glinka, for oboe and military band, 1878
• Konzertstück in E-flat, for clarinet and military band, 1878
• Piano Concerto in C-sharp Minor, 1882-1883
• Fantasy on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33, for violin and orchestra, 1886-1887
• Mazurka on [Three] Polish Folk Themes, for violin and orchestra 1888; also called Souvenir de trois chants polonais
• Serenade, Op. 37, for violoncello and orchestra, orchestrated in 1903 from violoncello/piano original

Songs

(Note: To view texts to many of Rimsky-Korsakov's songs, see the [Rimsky-Korsakov page] at [the Lied and Art Song Texts site.])

(for solo voice with piano accompaniment unless otherwise indicated)

• Butterfly [Бабочка = Babochka], duet, 1855
• Come out to me, signora [Выходи ко мне, синьора = Vykhodi ko mne, sin'ora], 1861
• In the blood burns the fire of desire [В крови горит огонь любви = V krovi gorit ogon' ljubvi], 1865 (current provenence unknown)
• Four Songs, Op. 2, 1865-1866
• *3. Lullaby from the drama The Maid of Pskov [Колыбельная песня из драмы Псковитянка = Kolybel'naja pesnja iz dramy Pskovitjanka] incorporated later into the opera The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga
• Four Songs, Op. 3, 1866

• Four Songs, Op. 4, 1866
• Four Songs, Op. 7, 1867
• Six Songs, Op. 8, 1878-1870
• Two Songs, Op. 25, 1870
• Four Songs, Op. 26, 1882
• Four Songs, Op. 27, 1883
• Four Songs, Op. 39, 1897
• Four Songs, Op. 40, 1897
• Four Songs, Op. 41, 1897
• Four Songs, Op. 42, 1897
• In Spring [Весной], Op. 43, 1897 (four songs)
• To the Poet[Поэту], Op. 45, 1897-1899 (five songs)
• By the Sea [У моря], Op. 46, 1897 (five songs)
• Two Duets, Op. 47, for mezzo-soprano and baritone or soprano and tenor, 1897
• Two Songs, Op. 49, for bass, 1882-1897
• Four Songs, Op. 50, 1897-1898
• Five Songs, Op. 51, 1898
• Two Duets, Op. 52, 1897-1898
• Dragonflies [Стрекозы], Op. 53, for two sopranos, 1897
• Four Songs, Op. 55, for tenor, 1897-1898
• Two Songs, Op. 56, for soprano, 1898

• Collection of One Hundred Russian Folksongs, Op. 24, 1875-1876
• Forty Folksongs, 1875-1882

Chamber

• String Quartet in F, Op. 12, 1875
• String Sextet in A, for pairs of violins, violas, and violoncellos, 1876
• Quintet in B-flat, for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano, 1876
• String Quartet on Russian Themes, 1878-1879
• *First three movements later adapted for Sinfonietta, Op. 31
• *Remaining fourth movement has title "In a Monastery" ["В монастыре"] (version for piano four-hands is entitled "In a Church")
• Four Variations on a Chorale in G minor, for strings quartet, 1885
• String Quartet "B-la-F", 1st movement, 1886; other movements by Liadov, Glazunov, and Borodin
• String Quartet Jour de fête [Именины], finale ("Round-Dance" ["Хоровод"]), 1887; other movements by Glazunov and Liadov
• Nocturne in F, for four horns, ca. 1888
• Two Duets in F, for two horns, 1883?-1894?
• Canzonetta and Tarantella, for two clarinets, 1883?-1894?
• Serenade, for violoncello and piano, 1893; also orchestrated as Op. 37
• String Quartet in G, 1897
• Trio in C Minor, for violin, violoncello, and piano, 1897; completed by Maximillian Steinberg in 1939
• Theme and Variation No. 4 in G Major, for string quartet, 1898; for collective Variations on a Russian Theme ("Надоели ночи надоскучили"), with Artsybushev, Skriabin, Glazunov, Liadov, Vitols, Blumenfeld, Ewald, Winkler, and Sokolov
• Allegro in B-flat, for string quartet, 1899, for the collective set of string quartet pieces entitled Les vendredis, with Glazunov, Artsybushchev, Sokolov, Liadov, Vitols, Osten-Sacken, Blumenfeld, Borodin, and Kopylov

Piano

• Six Variations to the theme BACH, ор. 10, 1878 (Waltz, Intermezzo, Scherzo, Nocturne, Prelude and Fugue)
• Four Pieces, ор. 11, 1876-1877 (Impromptus, Novelette, Scherzino, Etude)
• Three Pieces, ор. 15, 1875-1876 (Waltz, Romance, Fugue)
• Six Fugues, op. 17, 1875
• Two Pieces, ор. 38, 1894-1897 (Prelude-Impromptus, Mazurka)
• Variations (Nos. 1, 2, 6, 11, 3, 16 and 19) and Pieces (Lullaby, Little Fugue to the theme BACH, Tarantella, Minuet, Bells [Трезвон — Trezvon], Comic Fugue) from a collective paraphrase to the constant theme, without op, 1878
• Fugues and Fughettas, without op, 1875-1876
• Allegretto C major, without op, 1895
• Prelude G major without op, 1896
• Theme and 1st variation from collective variations to the Russian theme, without op, 1899
• Fugue C major in 4 hands (also: transcription in 2 hands), without op, 1875
• Variations to the theme by Misha, without op, c.1878-1879
• Song [Песенка — Pesenka] (Andantino) from the army collection Arzunkner, without op, 1901
• Finale of the collective Joke-Quadrille in 4 hands, without op, 1890

Editing or Completion of Works by Others

Transcriptions

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Bibliography

Rimsky-Korsakov, N.A. The Complete Sacred Choral Works. Monuments of Russian Sacred Music, Series III. Madison, CT: Musica Russica, 1999.

_______. Полное собрание сочинений [Complete [sic] Collection of Works]. Москва, 1946-1970. (Reprinted by Kalmus/Belwin Mills.)

Walker, Marina Frolova, "'Rimsky-Korsakov: (1) Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov", Grove Music Online (Accessed 08 December 2005), (subscription required)

External links

• [A Russian list of Rimsky-Korsakov's works]
• [A German list of Rimsky-Korsakov's works] at [Russisches Musikarkhiv]

 

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