Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 1 | The Orchestra Now

The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 1 at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College on December 12, 2018.
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Largo assai—Allegro (Very slow and dignified, then fast) 0:00
Andante tranquillo (Moderately slow and calm) 8:04
Scherzo: Vivace—Trio (Lively) 13:46
Allegro assai (Very fast) 18:50

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Born: 3/18/1844 in Tikhvin, Russia
Died: 6/21/1908 at age 64 in St. Petersburg

Written: 1861–65, in Rimsky-Korsakov’s late teens and early 20s; revised in 1884, at age 40

Premiered: December 1865; Mily Balakirev, conductor

Concert notes by TŌN harpist Emily Melendes at https://www.theorchestranow.org/rimsk...

Marlan Barry, audio producer and recording engineer