James Hersey

From Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Snow Maiden, 'Dance of the Tumblers' is considered to be one of this composer's most well known themes. Although brief in duration, this vibrant and energetic dance contai...

'Anniversary Overture' was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-...

'Anniversary Overture' was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-...

Originally written for orchestra, this Flourish was written to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the City of Bristol, which shows Malcolm Arnold at his best in producing...

Scheherazade is Rimsky-Korsakov's amazing musical interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights as told to the sultan by his wife who is destined to be executed. Her stories over 1,001 nights so e...

Scheherazade is Rimsky-Korsakov's amazing musical interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights as told to the sultan by his wife who is destined to be executed. Her stories over 1,001 nights so e...

Scheherazade is Rimsky-Korsakov's amazing musical interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights as told to the sultan by his wife who is destined to be executed. Her stories over 1,001 nights so e...

This work is a brilliant Russian showpiece that will inspire your ensemble's best efforts. It requires moderate technique and endurance skills. This arrangement, although not a faithful transcription,...

This work is a brilliant Russian showpiece that will inspire your ensemble's best efforts. It requires moderate technique and endurance skills. This arrangement, although not a faithful transcription,...

This work is a brilliant Russian showpiece that will inspire your ensemble's best efforts. It requires moderate technique and endurance skills. This arrangement, although not a faithful transcription,...

In the conductor's notes by the composer, Robert Jager says, 'The theme is 'The Happy Farmer,' and the variations evolve one from the other throughout the work using rhythmic, melodic and intervallic...

In the conductor's notes by the composer, Robert Jager says, 'The theme is 'The Happy Farmer,' and the variations evolve one from the other throughout the work using rhythmic, melodic and intervallic...

In the conductor's notes by the composer, Robert Jager says, 'The theme is 'The Happy Farmer,' and the variations evolve one from the other throughout the work using rhythmic, melodic and intervallic...

The Tale of Tsar Saltan' is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and is based on the 1831 poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The story features Prince Gvidon who becomes separated...

The Tale of Tsar Saltan' is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and is based on the 1831 poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The story features Prince Gvidon who becomes separated...

The Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) finished his opera The Tsar's Bride in 1899. This opera is a lurid melodrama set in the time of Ivan the Terrible, though this might hardly be...

The Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) finished his opera The Tsar's Bride in 1899. This opera is a lurid melodrama set in the time of Ivan the Terrible, though this might hardly be...

After the performances of Rimsky-Korsakov's Concerto's for Oboe and Trombone and Military Band in 1876, the composer wrote: 'My third and last composition of this character is a Konzertstück for the C...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote concerto's for Oboe, Clarinet and Trombone and Military Band. The Concerto for Trombone is now edited by Marco Tamanini for the instrumentation of a modern Symphonic Windorchestr...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote concerto's for Oboe, Clarinet and Trombone and Military Band. The Concerto for Trombone is now edited by Marco Tamanini for the instrumentation of a modern Symphonic Windorchestr...

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for an orchestral work based on Spanish folk melodies and written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to wri...

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for an orchestral work based on Spanish folk melodies and written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to wri...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his "Fantasia on Serbian Themes" (also known as the "Serbian Fantasy") in 1867. Mily Balakirev conducted the first performance of this piece in May of that year. The "Fantasy" wa...