Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was born today in Russian in 1844. He was one of "The Five" Russian composers (see blog on January 2), and perhaps ended up being the most famous of them all. He was a master of orchestration.
Scheherazade is one of his most famous compositions. It is an amazing piece of orchestration, with beautiful melodies and amazing colors descriptive of storms at sea, adventures, etc. that go along with the story he depicts with the music. Listen to the first movement here.
Flight of the Bumblebee is another one of his most popular tunes. Here is an insane version with 8 pianos. And here is the original orchestral version.
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