Rimsky-Korsakov Unrecorded Music

In this section, I list some of Rimsky-Korsakov's works that have not been recorded, to the best of
my knowledge. With exception to Ravel's work, all others are Rimsky's. To include here a complete list of all
unrecorded music by the composer is not my intention now. Perhaps, in future I will gather and type this
information. Naturally, in addition to the works below, the unfinished music, with exception to the Piano Trio,
also belongs to the group of Rimsky's unrecorded music. Please contact me, if you have additional data or
amendments to the present list. Finally, I sincerely hope the information collected here could serve as motivation and inspiration to musicians and record companies willing to publish new material from this interesting composer.

Orchestral Works

First symphony (First Version [E flat Minor])
Differs in key, order of movements and treatment of thematic material, from second version.
Composed in 1861-65.
Published by Muzgiz, 1953.

Sadko
First version, composed in 1867.
Second version, composed in 1869.

Second Symphony, Antar
First version &
Fourth version (composed in 1903)

Third Symphony
First version.
Composed in 1866-73
Published by Muzgiz, 1959

Parts of Antar, Mlada and songs Op.4 and Op. 7
Reorchestration by Maurice Ravel in (approximately) 1910.
Archives of Editions Alphonse Leduc, 59 pp.




Operas

Serviliya
Composed in 1900-01.
Published by Bessel, 1901.
There is a mono two-record set, issued in l990 of "Kashchei" offering on the last side a well committed performance of three exerpts from "Servilia" recorded in l951-52 on: MELODIYA M10 49115 006 There is also a stereo two-record set issued in 1980 of Dargomizhsky's "The Stone Guest" where the last side is devoted to rather rare opera exerpts including a very suitable 5-minute one from "Servilia" recorded in 1972 (also included in above set). This is on: MELODIYA SLS 5196 (Information provided by Antoine Patenaude)

Chamber Music

String Quartet on Russian Themes
First three movements.
Composed in 1878-79.

Two duets for two horns (F Major)
Composed in 1883-94.
Published by Muzgiz, 1955.

Canzonetta and tarantella for two clarinets (A Minor: A-flat Major)
Composed in 1883-94.
Published by Muzgiz, 1955.
Published by Faber and available here

String Quartet. G Major.
Composed in 1897
Published by Muzgiz, 1955


Piano Music

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote a total of 37 Piano pieces, some of them, arrangements
of orchestral works as Capriccio Espangnol and Sheherazade and most of them based on Russian folk themes.
Only a fraction of this work has been recorded and available widely.

Antar, arrengement for piano duet and piano solo
Published by Bessel, 1880 and 1913

Musical Letter
Composed in 1878.
Published in 1916

Skazka
Piano duet arrengement.
Composed in 1879-90.
Published in 1886.


Choral, vocal music and arremgements of other composer's works

A long list, out of the scope of this page, presently.




Copyright © 2001 of URL by Leandro Farina.
References:
Nikolai Andreenich Rimsky-Korsakov, A guide to research. Gerald R. Seaman. Garland, 1988.
Ravel, man and musician. Arbie Orenstein. Dover, 1991.
Online sources, http://oocities.com/farinal.