Rimsky-Korsakov completed the Russian Easter Festival overture in the summer of 1888; inspired by grand biblical themes, it celebrates the Russian Easter tradition. Listen for the dark trumpet solo in ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wanted to portray "unbridled pagan-religious merry-making" in his Russian Easter Overture. We hear that vitality brought to life by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and conductor ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's phenomenal skill as an orchestral colourist shines out nowhere better than in the voluptuous, Arabian Nights-inspired Scheherazade, an all-time concert favourite and one that has ...

Dan Margolies has been a reporter for the Kansas City Business Journal, The Kansas City Star, and KCUR Public Radio. He retired as a reporter in December 2022 after a 37-year journalism career.