Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphony No. 3, Op. 32 (1886)
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1844 - 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 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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Symphony No.3 in C Major, Op. 32 (2nd version 1886)
1. Moderato assai-Allegro (0:00)
2. Scherzo. Vivo (14:30)
3. Andante (21:30)
4. Allegro con spirito.(29:57)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov
Description by Andrew Lindemann Malone [-]
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov became a professor of instrumentation and composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1871, after his Symphony No. 2 and tone poem Sadko brought him national renown. At this time, however, Rimsky-Korsakov was woefully ill-equipped to teach at a conservatory; as he wrote in his autobiography, he could not even harmonize a chorale properly. By 1873, however, he had mastered academic composition techniques to such a degree that he was able to complete his Symphony No. 3 in C major, a work which was derided after its premiere for its excessive reliance on counterpoint and preoccupation with structure. Fortunately, Rimsky-Korsakov's indefatigable work ethic led him to revise it substantially during a creative dry spell in 1886. He toned down the Western influences, shed some of the counterpoint in favor of more symphonic development, and tinkered with the orchestration, the result being a considerably improved composition A slow introduction opens the work, with a winding, almost pastoral, theme providing a foretaste of the music to come. The movement continues with a Moderato assai, which opens with a slashing, energetic theme in the strings, eventually yielding to a calmer, slower second theme on solo clarinet. After a leisurely development and a straightforward recapitulation, the coda suddenly slows down and slips into an eerie, almost funereal minor; even the soft major chords which end the movement seem haunted and tentative. The scherzo and trio which follow were actually composed in 1866 and 1870, respectively, before the rest of the symphony. The delicate, bright scoring and chirpy melodies of the scherzo are reminiscent of Tchaikovsky in ballet mode, while in the trio Rimsky-Korsakov indulges in what even for him is highly chromatic writing. A lush, vaguely Oriental theme dominates the Andante third movement, which swells to a gorgeous statement of the theme played on the strings alone, eventually leading into the Allegro con spirito finale. This finale is indeed spirited, as it opens with an ebullient theme which dominates the movement even after a second, more lyrical, theme is introduced. A suitably rousing coda brings the work to a close. Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 3 may not be as inspired as some of his other orchestral works, but it has its own charms and remains quite enjoyable. 
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Wow, a scherzo in 5/4 time!! Brilliant document from the master of orchestration.
Oh Yea! Smart to notice it.
So Dave Brubeck didn't invent anything ! ;o)
Cela dit, œuvre très prenante, où on découvre quelque chose de très personnel : on a l'impression que les autres œuvres symphoniques ont été commandées à un compositeur brillant. Mais c'est souvent dans des œuvres comme celle-ci, plus cachées et plus intimes, qu'on retrouve la personnalité d'un compositeur. Dieu merci, internet permet de découvrir soit des compositeurs totalement oubliés, ou alors comme ici des pièces oubliées de grands compositeurs.
The ‘waltz’ in Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony is in 5/4
Very nice Scherzo indeed!
Master of subtleties in instrumental colors.
(00:00) 1. Moderato assai-Allegro
(14:30) 2. Scherzo. Vivo
(21:30) 3. Andante
(29:57) 4. Allegro con spirito.
Thank you!
Thank you for posting this. It is a wonderful symphony, not played often enough, sad to say. And I especially appreciate being able to follow the score as it goes.
Stimo molto Rimski Korsakov per non essere stato troppo conservatore e filo russo ma aperto alle forme occidentali.Questa sinfonia ne è un esempio.
Grazie e un saluto a Bartje per il bel caricamento con lo spartito.
Thank you♥️💥this makes all of the tribulations of life entirely worth living
What a great lesson especially reading in 5/4! thanks
Браво! Спасибо!
How come he wrote this masterpiece yet he is known for a chromatic scale
Great symphony
If only minutes 1-11 could sound like 11-14 in the first movement! Korsakov finally pokes through!
Bravo
5/4 scherzo? Amazing
Good piece
mastro
Dat ending doe
Glad to have the score of this, but I can't say much for the piece. The outer movements really do sound like something knocked off by a German with great contrapuntal facility and little melodic invention or orchestrational imagination -- lots of empty note spinning on obsessively repeated motives such as one might get from Glazunov on an off day, but with less of a Russian accent. It's Rimsky doing his best not to sound like Rimsky, and unfortunately succeeding a bit too well. Much the same can be said for the slow movement, except that there's understandably less counterpoint. As for the second, the woodwinds in the A sections are copped directly from Tchaikovsky, who could also do a mean 5/4 but didn't all that often -- so maybe let's call it Arensky. ;-) Rimsky wrote some wonderful music, so it's instructive to hear him when he wasn't at his best.
Have you ever heard first symphony of Rimskiy-Korsakov (that’s actually his surname, sorry :) ? Maybe if you try to listen that (and maybe “Antar”), many questions like what actually Rimskiy-Korsakov try to show to us can become clearer)
Great composers aren’t innocent in you can’t enjoy them at their best)
Please don’t tell foolish things about Nikolai Andreevich to sound smart
Mr Rimsky may not have been firing on all cylinders, but Mr Korsakov's part was good! 😊