Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A look at a conservative revolutionary.
This was a viewer request from YouTuber Cristian Garcia. See the current request queue at lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html.
----------
Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
----------
Music:
- Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38, performed by Wendy Warner and Eileen Buck and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/y7zvkeo5
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
----------
Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
Tumblr:
classical-nerd.tumblr.com
----------
All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.
A look at a conservative revolutionary.
This was a viewer request from YouTuber Cristian Garcia. See the current request queue at lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html.
----------
Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
----------
Music:
- Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38, performed by Wendy Warner and Eileen Buck and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/y7zvkeo5
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
----------
Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
Tumblr:
classical-nerd.tumblr.com
----------
All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.
![Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mastermind of Orchestration [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 6/6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lh2_sFNJCYQ/mqdefault.jpg "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mastermind of Orchestration [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 6/6]
🎶 Support the channel:
🎼 https://lentovivace.bandcamp.com
🎼 https://www.patreon.com/classicalnerd
This was requested by Sean Ramsdell, torram28, and Krzysztof Q. See all requests at http://lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html
📚 Sources/further reading:
“My Musical Life” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
“Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Use of the ‘Byliny’ (Russian Oral Epic Narratives) in his Opera ‘Sadko’” by Brian Reeve (PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005): http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28574/1/430618.pdf
“Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Antar’ Symphony: A Biographical and Analytical Study” by Nicolas Krusek (MA Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014)
“Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and His Orient” by Adalyat Issiyeva
“An operatic premonition in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Musical Tableau ‘Sadko,’ Op. 5” by Mark Biggins: http://www.markbiggins.com/images/media/rk.pdf
https://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/Program_Notes/ProgramNotes_RimskyKorsakov_Scheherazade.pdf
https://cso.org/uploadedfiles/1_tickets_and_events/program_notes/programnotes_rimskykorsakov_russianeaster.pdf
http://www.theclassicalgirl.com/rimsky-korsakovs-magical-scheherazade/
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (1888), performed by the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barbara Schubert and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/CN-Rimsky
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
Tumblr:
https://classical-nerd.tumblr.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/classicalnerd/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/the_classical_nerd/
All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.")
