The Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)
| Title | The Tale of Tsar Saltan |
| Alternative title | The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess (Сказка о Царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре Князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди) ; Fairy-Tale opera |
| Creators | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, composer Vladimir Belsky, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1899 |
| First published | 1901 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Fairy operas, Librettos |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | piano 4 hands | Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | theater orchestra | Herman Finck |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | 2 flutes | — |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | flute and piano | — |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | oboe and piano | Paul Siguir |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | clarinet and piano | Sergey Rozanov |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | organ | Ulrich Nehls |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff Ramin Kuliev |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Isaac Stern, violin Milton Katims, conductor |
For Violin and Orchestra | Complete Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | Woodside Park Philharmonia, performer | For Orchestra | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) |
| View | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized performance | |
| View | MIDI | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff) | MIDI Performance |
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