Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was born in Tikhvin in 1844 and died in Lyubensk in 1908. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk themes. His music is still performed and admired all over the world today. His best-known orchestral compositions – Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade – along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas, are cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. He was the husband of the composer Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova. His independent, expressive, imaginative, influential, and enduring musical legacy remains vibrant worldwide and continues to be received with great attention.