175 years since Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s birth: documents from the USARB Scientific Library collections. Cover Image

К 175-летию Н. А. Римского-Корсакова: из фондов Научной Библиотеки Бельцкого Университета им. Алеку Руссо.
175 years since Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s birth: documents from the USARB Scientific Library collections.

N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Opera “The Legend of the invisible City of Kitezh” (II)

Author(s): Marina Şulman, Snejana Zadainova, Elena Ţurcan, Olga Dascal
Subject(s): Music, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Other, Cultural Essay
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov; Richard Wagner; outstanding opera; religious musical culture; miraculous survival; apt and brilliant orchestral palette; heroines;

Summary/Abstract: The second part of the article dedicated to the great Russian composer N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov on his 175th birthday, deals with his brilliant masterpiece ,,The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh". This mysterious work related to church music culture (akathist, liturgy) has a deep philosophical and religious sense and is often compared to the musical innovations of Richard Wagner. The work describes the charming heroines of Rimsky-Korsakov's work.The authors of the article, also, inform users about books and other famous works of composers that can be found in the Office of Musical Literature of SL USARB.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 65-79
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Russian