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Kim Headlee's Rimsky-Korsakov Bookstore

Updated 10/17/06

Rimsky-Korsakov's gravestone, St Petersburg, Russia

Photos of Rimsky-Korsakov's gravestone at the Tikhvin Cemetery,
Alexander Nevsky Monastery,
St Petersburg, Russia
Taken 15 July 2002

Rimsky-Korsakov's gravestone, St Petersburg, Russia
This gravestone stands in gentle contrast to the black marble used for other composers in the same cemetery, such as Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Mussorgsky and Glinka.
For a larger image, click here (385 Kb).
This angle shows the plaque for Nicolai's wife, who appears to have survived him by 11 years. Many thanks to Lyle Neff at the University of Delaware for deciphering her name, Nadezhda Nikolaevna (maiden name Purgol'd).
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As an Amazon.com associate, I am in the process of making available reference works and music of
my great-great-grand-uncle, Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

If you have a favorite title you'd like to see on this list, please email me!



 ATTENTION, MUSICAL SCORE COLLECTORS

After having received numerous requests for finding copies of Rimsky-Korsakov's musical scores,
I have located a fantastic source: Elibron

This site features more than 40,000 musical scores, including many of Rimsky-Korsakov's works.
Most of them are facsimile reprints, but as such they are quite inexpensive (the operas, for example, fall in the $8-$12 range for vocal-piano scores), and Elibron offers preview pages so you can judge the facsimile quality for yourself.

Direct links to Elibron's list of available Rimsky-Korsakov works can be found
HERE (items 1-50)
and HERE (items 51-53, and counting)

I get nothing for directing you to this site except the pleasure of helping a fellow Rimsky-Korsakov fan!

INDEX

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 Books by or about Rimsky-Korsakov and his works  Video features of Rimsky-Korsakov's works  Other music collections, where Rimsky-Korsakov's works are bundled with works of other composers
 All-Rimsky-Korsakov music collections  An index of all bookstore pages on my site

Books

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A Critical Study of the Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, 1844-1890 (Outstanding Dissertations in Music from British Universities), Steven Griffiths(*} At the Rimsky-Korsakov Museum, Norma Mayer & Richard (audio CD) Boris Godunov/Rimsky-Korsakov/Vocal Score/K06353, Musorgsky (*}
Boris Godunov in Full Score (Rimsky-Korsakov Version), Modest Petrovich Musorgsky Capriccio Espanol and Other Concert Favorites in Full Score, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Gogolian Interludes: Gogol's Story "Christmas Eve" as the Subject of Operas by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, Philip Taylor (*}
My Musical Life, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Ed. Carl Van Vechten (*} New Grove Russian Masters II, Ed. Gerald Abraham Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov:A Guide to Research (Garland Composer Resource Manuals, No. 17), Ed. Gerald Seaman (*}
Piano Solos Volume II, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Duets Volume 2, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Principles of Orchestration, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Reminiscences of Rimsky-Korsakov, Vasilii Vasilevich Yastrebtsev and Florence Jonas Rimsky-Korsakov: A Short Biography, Gerald Ernest Heal Abraham Rimsky-Korsakov Composer of Romantic Russian Music, Ethel Westphal (*}
Rimsky-Korsakov Music Book Index, Gerald Abraham Rimsky-Korsakov New York 1917, Montagu-Nathan Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade [Abridged], Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Intro by David Lodge Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade Score and Sound Masterworks, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, Opus 35, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade in Full Score, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Didn't find a title you're looking for? Click here:

(*) Out of print, but perhaps someone has listed a used copy for sale.

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Videos

Titles are VHS media unless otherwise noted.
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Mlada, 1994 Nickolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Great Russian Composers series Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Naxos Musical Journey Series DVD, with Sadko
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All-Rimsky-Korsakov Collections

Titles are CD media unless otherwise noted.
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Antar, Russian Easter Festival / Svetlanov Basic 100, Vol. 67, Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc The Best of Rimsky-Korsakov The Best of Rimsky-Korsakov [IMPORT] Boyarinya Vera Sheloga-Highlights
Capriccio Espagnol, etc / Enrique Bátiz Christmas Eve Complete Opera Christmas Eve/Night on Mount Triglav (Mlada) / Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra Classical Music & Stories - Sinbad and the Wizard Eagle -- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov(Composer), Ann Rachlin (Performer) Classics Collection: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- Conductors Weldon, Stefanov, et. al.
Flight of the Bumblebee/Scheherazade Greatest Hits - Rimsky-Korsakov Golden Cockerel -- Complete Opera Golden Cockerel, Tale of Tsar Saltan Suites Kastchey the Immortal / Tchistiakov, et al
La Nuit de Mai, Moscow State Boys Choir, 1996 Leopold Stokowski Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov May Night / Andrey Tchistiakov May Night -- Complete Opera Mozart & Salieri / Bogachov, Storojev
Mozart und Salieri / Janowski Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade/Le Coq d'Or/Sadko Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, 2-CD set including Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Overture, etc. Pan Voyevoda/Sadko/May Night, also Overture on Russian Themes Op. 28, Boyarina Vera Sheloga excerpts Rimsky-Korsakov: 3 Symphonies, Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar, Russian Easter Festival, Svetlanov Rimsky-Korsakov: Boyarina Vera Sheloga, Angelov Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantates Profanes, Ziva Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Festival -- 2-CD set also includes Symphonies 1-3, Sadko excerpt and Piano Concerto in C sharp minor (Op. 30). Same recording, different cover
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble Bee/Scheherezade/Capriccio Espagnol, Masur Rimsky-Korsakov For Dummies, 1996, great collection & even greater title! Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works / Zinman, Rotterdam Rimsky-Korsakov: Ivan the Terrible Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashcey the Immortal, Gergiev
Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, Geriev Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, Maid of Pskov Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night, Fedoseyev Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night, Golovanov Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on Mount Triglav, Pan Voyevoda, Rezucha
Rimsky-Korsakov: Orchestral Favorites Rimsky-Korsakov Overtures, Suites, including Dubinushka, Russian Easter Overture, suites of Le Coq d'Or & Snow Maiden, excerpts from Pan Voyevoda & Maid of Pskov Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet for Piano and Winds; String Sextet Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, Svetlanov Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Soustrot; Fritz Reiner recording
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, with Russian Easter Overture; Spano recording; Bernstein Century recording Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Capriccio Espanol [Import]; Sandor recording Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Concerto for Trombone in B flat / Boeykens, et al Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Le Coq d'Or, and Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges (Op. 33) Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Songs -- selections from Ops. 2, 3, 4, 8, 25, 26, 27 Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites - The Snow Maiden, etc / Johanos Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies 1 & 2; Tsar's Bride Overture, and Fantasia on Serbian Themes Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies 1-3 [Import], Jarvi Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 3; Sadko; Overtures, Svetlanov
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride, Gergiev Sadko / Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera Sadko-Complete Opera Scheherazade; see also Arrangement for Piano Duet Scheherazade / Anton Nanut. Also available: this recording.
Scheherazade / Rossi, Solovieff, et al Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol; Ozawa/Jarvi recording Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol / Mackerras Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol / Sandor Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Overture; Ormandy recording
Scheherazade, etc / Pierre Ansermet, this 2-CD set is one of my favorites Scheherazade, etc / Clemmow, Golstone Scheherazade, etc / Jansons, London Philharmonic Orchestra Scheherazade, etc / Ormandy, Philadelphia Scheherazade, etc / Temirkanov, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Scheherazade, etc / Verbitsky, et al Scheherazade, Fairy Tale Scheherazade, Fairy Tale, Sadko, Song of India / Tjeknavorian Scheherazade, Le Coq d'Or Suite Scheherazade, Le Coq d'Or, Sadko
Scheherazade, Russian Easter Overture / Mehta Scheherazade, Song of the Nightingale / Fritz Reiner Scheherazade, The 3 Symphonies / Svetlanov Scheherazade, Tsar Saltan / Enrique Bátiz Scheherazade, Tsar Saltan Suite / Barenboim
Snow Maiden-Complete Opera Suite Mlada/Overture Russian Themes Symphonies 1 & 2 / André Anichanov Symphonies 1 & 2, Capriccio Espagnol Symphonies 1-3 / Kitajenko
Symphony 3, Sinfonietta on Russian Themes / Anichanov The Golden Cockerel, etc / Lazarev, Bolshoi The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh The Maid of Pskov / Gergiev, Kirov Opera The Snow Maiden, Christmas Eve
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Other Music Collections

Titles are CD media unless otherwise noted.
Listing is grouped by the Rimsky-Korsakov work(s) in the collection.
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Antar Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar; Ippolitov-Ivanov, et al / Abravanel Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian"; Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 2 Antar, Maazel
Ballets/Dances Exotic Dances From the Opera/Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra
Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 100 Masterpieces Vol 9 - Top 10 of Classical Music 1877-1893 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol Boléro and other Spanish Favourites, Alexis Emanuel Chabrier The Classic Sound - Espańa / Argenta, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexis Emanuel Chabrier, et al
Dorati Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin, London Symphony Orchestra Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol/ Kondrashin LSO Classic Masterpieces - Spanish Spectacular, London Symphony Orchestra Orchestral Spectacular - Capriccio Espagnol, etc / Mogrelia
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, 1994 Rapsodie Espagnole / Lehel, Budapest Symphony Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel and Stravinsky Romantic Evening Music
Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat / Chicago Pro Musica
Christmas Eve Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Rimsky-Korsakov:Christmas Eve / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertos Francaix, Taneyev, Rimsky, Moser: Clarinet Concertos Rimsky-Korsakov, Husa & Prokofiev / Albany Records, 1997 Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky / J. Campbell The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 5
Horn Quartets Artôt, Bozza, Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, et al: Horn Quartets (Hungaroton/White Label) The Instruments of Classical Music Vol 4- The Horn    
Le Coq D'Or Suite Battle Music / Ondrej Lenard, CSR Symphony Orchestra ("King Dodon on the battlefield") Dorati Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin, London Symphony Orchestra Great Pianists of the Golden Era / Rubinstein, Godowsky, etc Music and Revolution - Russian Classical Music 1890-1917 ("Bridal procession")
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Le Coq d'Or, and Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges (Op. 33) Romantic Violin Favorites    
Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh Albert Coates conducts A Russian Festival Battle Music / Ondrej Lenard, CSR Symphony Orchestra ("Massacre at Kerzhentz")    
Maid of Pskov Kalinnikov Symphony #1; Rimsky-Korsakov overtures and orchestral pieces from "Maid of Pskov" and "The Noblewomen Vera Sheloga"
Mlada 100 Fiedler Favorites ("Procession of the Nobles") Brass around the World / Prince of Wales Brass Ensemble ("Procession of the Nobles") It's Good to be King, 1996 audio CD ("Procession of the Nobles") Music and Revolution - Russian Classical Music 1890-1917
Mussorgsky & Rimsky-Korsakov, includes Mlada's "Procession of the Nobles" as well as Flight of the Bumblebee, Capriccio Espagnol, Scheherezade, and works edited by Rimsky-Korsakov The Beautiful World Of Classical Music Vol 7 - Russia ("Cortège")
Noblewomen Vera Sheloga Kalinnikov Symphony #1; Rimsky-Korsakov overtures and orchestral pieces from "Maid of Pskov" and "The Noblewomen Vera Sheloga"
Pan Voyevoda Suite Marco Polo - The Label of Discovery
Piano Arensky: Piano Trio in D; Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet Glinka: Grand Sextet; Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet for Piano Oleg Volkov - All Russian (Chopsticks Paraphrases) Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven: Piano Quintets; Berwald
Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky / J. Campbell The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 5    
Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 Dorati Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin, London Symphony Orchestra Petrouchka Scheherazade, Russian Easter Overture, Matacic 1958 Songs and Dances - Nationalism in Music
Sadko, Op. 5 100 Fiedler Favorites ("Song of the Indian Guest") Romantic Music for Flute & Harp, János Bálint, Nóra Mercz ("Song of the Indian Guest") Romantic Violin Favorites  
Scheherazade, Op. 35 A Russian Festival, Black Dyke Mills Band (Scheherazade's 3rd movement only) Great Recordings Of The Century - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Great Orchestral Melodies (Scheherazade's 1st & 4th movements only) Music for Meditation Vol 3 (Scheherazade's 2nd movement only)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, with Borodin's Prince Igor excerpts / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Kalinnikov / Neeme Järvi Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky / Stokowski Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Barenboim
Romantic Adagio / Karajan (Scheherazade's 3rd movement only) Romantic Classics Vol. 2 (Scheherazade's 3rd movement only) Romantic Violin Favorites Scheherazade, etc -- Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet
Scheherazade/L'Oiseau -- Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky (CD of 1928 recording; conductor Oskar Fried) Scheherazade; Respighi/Muti, Philadelphia Scheherazade; Sibelius, et. al./Dorati (PGD/Mercury Classics) Scheherazade; Stravinsky/Stokowski (Testament)
Snow Maiden Black Dyke Mills Band Celebrate 150 Years ("Dance of the Tumblers") Heroines ("To the Woods", "Final Aria") Power Classics! Vol 6 ("Dance of the Tumblers") The Beautiful World Of Classical Music Vol 7 - Russia ("Dance of the Tumblers")
Tutti! - Orchestral Sampler ("Dance of the Tumblers")
Strings The Art of Nathan Milstein - Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, etc (Fantasy on 2 Russian Themes for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 33) The Lyric Quartet - Rimsky-Korsakov: Works for string quartet    
Symphony No. 3 Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 3, etc./London Symphony Orchestra, et al
Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee

10-Year Jubilee / Christian Lindberg 4 X / Göran W Nilson Autumn Songs - Popular Works for Solo Piano / John O'Conor Balalaika Favorites / Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
British Bandsmen Centenary Concert Double Bass Parade - Koussevitsky, et. al. (Hungaroton/White Label) Flute Follies - Quinntette Aria de Paris Heifetz Violin - Greatest Hits (BMG/RCA Victor)
Legendary Treasures - Nathan Milstein Collection Vol 1 Lollipops/Patrick Sheridan, Rich Ridenour (Summit) Music and Revolution - Russian Classical Music 1890-191 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Ravel: Boléro
Nathan Milstein - Vignettes/Leon Pommers (EMD/EMI Classics) Presto! - World's Fastest Classics Strings - Isaac Stern - Wieniawski, Sarasate, Bizet, et al Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov March from Tsar Saltan Suite, Previn
The Art of Nathan Milstein - Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, etc The Beautiful World Of Classical Music Vol 7 - Russia Trumpet Concertos Vol 9 Unforgettable Classics - Handel, Grieg, et al
The Tsar's Bride The Young Yehudi Menuhin- The HMV Recordings 1929-30 ("Haste thee, mother mine" only)
Vocals The 20 Tenors ("The sun descends"/May Night) Alma Gluck - Verdi, Zeller, Bellini, Rimsky-Korsakov, et al (arias from Sadko & The Tsar's Bride) Amelita Galli-Curci - The Complete Victor Recordings 1930 ("The Song of the Indian Guest"/Sadko) Artists of the Century - Mario Lanza ("The Song of the Indian Guest"/Sadko)
Beniamino Gigli - the complete Victor recordings Volume 3 ("The Song of the Indian Guest"/Sadko) Bolshoi-Gala / Peter Feranec, Bolshoi Theatre ("Levko's Aria"/May Night) Lebendige Vergangenheit - Alexander Pirogov (arias from Sadko, the Tale of Tsar Saltan & the Tsar's Bride) Lebendige Vergangenheit - Alexander Pirogov ("Song of the Venetian Guest"/Sadko)
Les Vendredis - Rimsky-Korsakov, et al / Dante Quartet("Berceuse"/Sadko) Prima Voce - Björling ("The Song of the Indian Guest"/Sadko) Prima Voce - Divas 1906-1935 ("How painful here"/Snow Maiden) Prima Voce - Great Singers at the Mariinsky Theatre ("The Nightingale & the Rose")
Prima Voce - Schipa in Song ("Berceuse"/Sadko) Rosa Ponselle -- 1939 Victor and 1954 Villa Pace Recordings ("The Nightingale & the Rose") Rosa Ponselle -- The Columbia Acoustic Recordings ("Song of the Indian Guest"/Sadko) Vocal Archives - Feodor Chaliapin ("The Prophet")
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Pictures, sketches and paintings obtained from the Rimsky-Korsakov Home Page
Background obtained from The Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatoire (web site no longer available)
Excellent resource: Rimsky-Korsakov official site