Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 1908) was a prolific composer of orchestral works and many other forms of music, including chamber works and art songs. He also wrote many operas, excerpts from which are featured in thiscollection.

Contents include the famous orchestral interlude The Flight Of The Bumblebee as well as the suite from The Tale Of Tsar Saltan. This fanciful opera was based on Alexander Pushkin's poem, 'TheTale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned...