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27-11-2007, 02:24 AM
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Nikolai RimskyKorsakov
Born at Tikhvin, 200 km east of St. Petersburg, into an aristocratic family, Rimsky-Korsakov showed musical ability from an early age, but studied at the School for Mathematical and Navigational Sciences in St. Petersburg and subsequently joined the Imperial Russian Navy. It was only when he met Mily Balakirev in 1861 that he began to concentrate more seriously on music.
Balakirev encouraged him to compose and taught him when he was not at sea. (A fictionalized episode of Rimsky-Korsakov's navy service forms the plot of the motion picture Song of Scheherazade (1947), the musical score adapted by Miklós Rózsa.) Through Balakirev he also met the other composers of the group that were to become known as "The Mighty Handful" (better known in English-speaking countries as "The Five").
While in the navy (partly on a three-year world cruise), Rimsky-Korsakov completed his first symphony (1861-1865). This is sometimes claimed to be the first symphony by a Russian, but Anton Rubinstein composed his own first symphony in 1850. Before resigning his commission in 1873, Rimsky-Korsakov also completed the first version of his well known orchestral piece Sadko (1867) and the opera The Maid of Pskov (1872). These three are among several early works which the composer revised later in life.
In 1871, despite being largely group- and self-educated within The Five rather than being conservatory-trained, Rimsky-Korsakov became professor of composition and orchestration at the St Petersburg Conservatory. During his first few years teaching at the Conservatory, Rimsky-Korsakov assiduously studied harmony and counterpoint to make up for the lack of thorough training during his years with The Five.
On July 12, 1872 he married Nadezhda Nikolayevna Purgold (1848-1919), a pianist and composer. Mussorgsky was his best man. Nadezhda Nikolayevna Kimsky-Korsakov was to become a major musical influence on Rimsky-Korsakov, much as Clara Schumann had been on her husband Robert.
In 1883 Rimsky-Korsakov worked under Balakirev in the Court Chapel as a deputy. This post gave him the chance to study Russian Orthodox church music. He worked there until 1894. He also became a conductor, leading symphony concerts sponsored by Mitrofan Belyayev (M. P. Belaieff), as well as some programs abroad.
In 1905 Rimsky-Korsakov was removed from his professorship in St Petersburg owing to his expressing some political views of which the authorities disapproved. This sparked a series of resignations by his fellow faculty members, and he was eventually reinstated. The political controversy continued with his opera The Golden Cockerel (Le Coq d'Or) (1906-1907), whose implied criticism of monarchy upset the censors to the point that the premiere was delayed until 1909, after the composer's death.
Towards the end of his life, Rimsky-Korsakov suffered from angina. He died in Lyubensk in 1908, and was interred in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg. His widow Nadezhda spent the rest of her life preserving the composer's legacy.
The Rimsky-Korsakovs had seven children: Mikhail (b.1873), Sofia (b.1875), Andrei (1878-1940), Vladimir (b.1882), Nadezhda (b.1884), Margarita (1888-1893), and Slavchik (1889-1890). Andrei married the composer Yuliya Veysberg, became a musicologist and wrote a multi-volume study of his father's life and work, which included a chapter devoted to his mother, Nadezhda. The Rimsky-Korsakovs's daughter Nadezhda married the composer and teacher Maximilian Steinberg. A nephew, Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov (1901-1965), was also a composer.
shahrazad
لا يمكنك مشاهدة الروابط قبل الرد
Nikolai RimskyKorsakov
Born at Tikhvin, 200 km east of St. Petersburg, into an aristocratic family, Rimsky-Korsakov showed musical ability from an early age, but studied at the School for Mathematical and Navigational Sciences in St. Petersburg and subsequently joined the Imperial Russian Navy. It was only when he met Mily Balakirev in 1861 that he began to concentrate more seriously on music.
Balakirev encouraged him to compose and taught him when he was not at sea. (A fictionalized episode of Rimsky-Korsakov's navy service forms the plot of the motion picture Song of Scheherazade (1947), the musical score adapted by Miklós Rózsa.) Through Balakirev he also met the other composers of the group that were to become known as "The Mighty Handful" (better known in English-speaking countries as "The Five").
While in the navy (partly on a three-year world cruise), Rimsky-Korsakov completed his first symphony (1861-1865). This is sometimes claimed to be the first symphony by a Russian, but Anton Rubinstein composed his own first symphony in 1850. Before resigning his commission in 1873, Rimsky-Korsakov also completed the first version of his well known orchestral piece Sadko (1867) and the opera The Maid of Pskov (1872). These three are among several early works which the composer revised later in life.
In 1871, despite being largely group- and self-educated within The Five rather than being conservatory-trained, Rimsky-Korsakov became professor of composition and orchestration at the St Petersburg Conservatory. During his first few years teaching at the Conservatory, Rimsky-Korsakov assiduously studied harmony and counterpoint to make up for the lack of thorough training during his years with The Five.
On July 12, 1872 he married Nadezhda Nikolayevna Purgold (1848-1919), a pianist and composer. Mussorgsky was his best man. Nadezhda Nikolayevna Kimsky-Korsakov was to become a major musical influence on Rimsky-Korsakov, much as Clara Schumann had been on her husband Robert.
In 1883 Rimsky-Korsakov worked under Balakirev in the Court Chapel as a deputy. This post gave him the chance to study Russian Orthodox church music. He worked there until 1894. He also became a conductor, leading symphony concerts sponsored by Mitrofan Belyayev (M. P. Belaieff), as well as some programs abroad.
In 1905 Rimsky-Korsakov was removed from his professorship in St Petersburg owing to his expressing some political views of which the authorities disapproved. This sparked a series of resignations by his fellow faculty members, and he was eventually reinstated. The political controversy continued with his opera The Golden Cockerel (Le Coq d'Or) (1906-1907), whose implied criticism of monarchy upset the censors to the point that the premiere was delayed until 1909, after the composer's death.
Towards the end of his life, Rimsky-Korsakov suffered from angina. He died in Lyubensk in 1908, and was interred in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg. His widow Nadezhda spent the rest of her life preserving the composer's legacy.
The Rimsky-Korsakovs had seven children: Mikhail (b.1873), Sofia (b.1875), Andrei (1878-1940), Vladimir (b.1882), Nadezhda (b.1884), Margarita (1888-1893), and Slavchik (1889-1890). Andrei married the composer Yuliya Veysberg, became a musicologist and wrote a multi-volume study of his father's life and work, which included a chapter devoted to his mother, Nadezhda. The Rimsky-Korsakovs's daughter Nadezhda married the composer and teacher Maximilian Steinberg. A nephew, Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov (1901-1965), was also a composer.
shahrazad
لا يمكنك مشاهدة الروابط قبل الرد