List of works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

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Original Works

The following information is given for each work, where available:

• Op. — opus numbers; works without opus numbers appear at the end of the list, in alphabetical order
• Title — as used on IMSLP; these are usually translated into English, with Russian (Cyrillic) in the following column
• Forces — the instrumentation used (see IMSLP:Abbreviations for Instruments)
• Key — the principal key of the work
• Date — the year(s) of composition or arrangement, where known
• Genre — works are grouped in the following broad categories: Stage, Choral (for many voices), Vocal (for individual voices), Orchestral, Chamber, Keyboard and Writings
• Notes — including references to related works

Opus	Title (IMSLP)	Title (Cyrillic)	Forces	Key	Date	Genre	Notes
01	Symphony No.1	Симфония № 1	orch	E minor	1861–65, rev. 1884	Orchestral	originally in E♭ minor
02	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
02/1	Lean Thy Cheek to Mine	Щекою к щеке ты моей приложись	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
02/2	Eastern Song (The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose)	Восточный романс (Пленившись розой, соловей)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal	piano part written by Mily Balakirev.
02/3	Lullaby	Колыбельная песня (Баю, баюшки, баю)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal	re-used in ''The Boyarina Vera Sheloga''
02/4	From My Tears	Из слëз моих	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
03	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1866	Vocal
03/1	The Pine and the Palm	Ель и пальма	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
03/1	The Pine and the Palm	Ель и пальма	v orch		1888	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
03/2	Southern Night	Южная ночь	v pf		1866	Vocal
03/3	The Golden Cloud Did Sleep	Ночевала тучка золотая	v pf		1866	Vocal
03/4	On the Hills of Georgia	На холмах Грузии	v pf		1866	Vocal
04	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1866	Vocal
04/1	What is My Name to Thee?	Что в имени тебе мойем?	v pf		1866	Vocal
04/2	The Messenger	Гонец	v pf		1866	Vocal
04/3	In the Dark the Nightingale is Silent	В тëмной роще замолк соловей	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
04/3	In the Dark the Nightingale is Silent	В тëмной роще замолк соловей	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
04/4	Quietly Evening Falls	Тихо вечер догорайет	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
04/4	Quietly Evening Falls	Тихо вечер догорайет	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
05	Sadko (Episode from the Legend of Sadko)	Садко (Эпизод из былини о Садко)	orch		1867, rev. 1869, 1891–92	Orchestral	music re-used in the opera Sadko (1895–96)
06	Fantasia on Serbian Themes	Фантазия на сербские темы	orch		1867, rev. 1886–87	Orchestral	earlier version also arr. for pf4h.
06	Fantasia on Serbian Themes	Фантазия на сербские темы	pf4h		1867	Keyboard	arr. of the earlier version for orch
07	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1867	Vocal
07/1	My Voice for Thee is Sweet and Languid	Мой голос для тебя и ласковый, и томный	v pf		1867	Vocal
07/2	Hebrew Song	Еврейская песня	v pf		1867	Vocal
07/3	The Mermaid of Lake Sweitz	Свитезянка	v pf		1867	Vocal	re-used in the cantata The Mermaid of Lake Sweitz, Op.44.
07/4	Thy Glance is Radiant as the Heavens	Как небеса, твой взор блистайет	v pf		1867	Vocal
08	Romances (6):	Романcов (6):	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
08/1	Where Thou Art, My Thought Flies to Thee	Где ты, там мысль моя летайет	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
08/2	Night	Ночь	v pf		1868–70	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
08/2	Night	Ночь	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
08/3	The Secret	Тайна	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
08/4	Arise, Come Down	Встань, сойди	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
08/5	In the Kingdom of Roses and Wine	В царстве розы и вина	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
08/6	I Believe, I am Loved	Я верю, я любим	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
09	Symphony No.2 ("Antar")	Симфония № 2 («Антар»)	orch		1868–75, rev. 1897, 1903	Orchestral	Also described as a "symphonic suite"
10	Variations on the Theme B-A-C-H (6):	Вариаций на тему B-A-C-H (6):	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/1	Valse	Вальс	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/2	Intermezzo	Интермеццо	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/3	Scherzo	Скерцо	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/4	Nocturne	Ноктюрн	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/5	Prelude	Прелюдия	pf		1878	Keyboard
10/6	Fugue	Фуга	pf		1878	Keyboard
11	Morceaux (4):	Пьесы (4):	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
11/1	Impromptu	Экспромт	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
11/2	Novelette	Новелетта	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
11/3	Scherzino	Скерцино	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
11/4	Etude	Этюд	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
12	String Quartet	Струнный квартет	2vn va vc	F major	1875	Chamber
13	Choruses (2):	Хора (2):	fch		1874	Choral
13/1	Clouds in the Sky	Тучки небесныйе	fch		1874	Choral
13/2	The Golden Cloud Did Sleep	Ночевала тучка золотая	fch		1874	Choral
14	Variations and Fughetta (on the theme of the folksong "I am Tired of the Nights")	Вариации и фугетта (на тему песни «Надоели ночи»	fch (+ harm/pf)		1875	Choral
15	Morceaux (3):	Пьесы (3):	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
15/1	Valse	Вальс	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
15/2	Romance	Романс	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
15/3	Fugue	Фуга	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
16	Choruses (6):	Хоров (6):	ch		1876	Choral
16/1	In the Wild North	На севере диком	ch		1876	Choral
16/2	Bacchic Song	Вакхическая песнь	ch		1876	Choral
16/3	Old Song (From the Dense Northern Forests)	Старая песн (Из лесов дремучих северных)	ch		1876	Choral
16/4	The Moon Floats Quietly and Peacefully	Месяц плывëт и тих и спокойен	ch		1876	Choral
16/5	The Last Cloud of the Scattered Storm	Последняя туча рассеянной бури	ch		1876	Choral
16/6	Prayer (Rule My Days)	Молитва (Владыка дней моих)	ch		1876	Choral
17	Fugues (6)	Фуг (6)	pf		1875	Keyboard
18	Choruses (2):	Хора (2):	ch		1876	Choral	also published as Op.22
18/1	Before the Cross (Fugue in the Mixolydian Mode)	Пред распятьйем (Фуга в миксолидийском ладе)	ch		1876	Choral
18/2	The Tatar Captivity (Variations on a Russian Theme in the Mixolydian mode)	Татарский полон (Вариации на русскую тему в миксолидийском ладе)	ch		1876	Choral
19	Russian Folksongs (15):	Русских народных песен (15):	ch		1879	Choral
19/01	From the Forest, the Dark Forest	Из-за лесу, лесу тëмного	ch		1879	Choral
19/02	As at Evening	Как при вечере	ch		1879	Choral
19/03	The Leaves are Thick on the Birch Tree	А и густо на берëзе листья	ch		1879	Choral
19/04	The Green Pear Tree in the Garden	Зелëна груша во саду	ch		1879	Choral
19/05	As Across the River	Как за речою	ch		1879	Choral
19/06	In the Meadows	Во лузках	ch		1879	Choral
19/07	When My Auburn Locks Were Curly	Что вились-то мои русы кудри	ch		1879	Choral
19/08	Blow, Storms, Blow	Подуй, подуй непогодушка	ch		1879	Choral
19/09	Oh, My Good Fortune	Ах, талан-ли мой	ch		1879	Choral
19/10	Rise, Red Sun	Ты взойди солнце краснойе	ch		1879	Choral	also arr. for mch
19/10	Rise, Red Sun	Ты взойди солнце краснойе	mch		1879?	Choral	arr.of the version for ch
19/11	Rise, O Sun, Not Low but High	Взойди ты солнце, ни низко, высоко	ch		1879	Choral
19/12	In the Field There is a Lime-Tree	Ай, во поле липенька	ch		1879	Choral
19/13	Plait the Wattle Fencing	Заплетися плетень	ch		1879	Choral
19/14	Just See, Good People	Посмотрите-ка добрыйе люди	ch		1879	Choral
19/15	Carrying Bindweed I Walk	Со вьюном я хожу	ch		1879	Choral
20	Poem About Aleksey, Man of God	Стих об Алеxейе Божьйем человеке	ch orch		1878	Choral
21	Glory	Слава	ch orch		1879–80	Choral
22	Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (8 numbers):	Литургия Св. Иоанна Златоуства (8 номеров):	ch		1883	Choral
22/1	Cherubim's Song	Херувимская	ch		1883	Choral
22/2	Cherubim's Song	Херувимская	ch		1883	Choral
22/3	I Believe	Верую	ch		1883	Choral
22/4	Mercy of Peace	Милость мира	ch		1883	Choral
22/5	We Sing to Thee	Тебе поëм	ch		1883	Choral
22/6	It is Truly Fitting	Достойно есть	ch		1883	Choral
22/7	Our Father	Отче наш	ch		1883	Choral
22/8	Praise the Lord from the Heavens (Sunday Communion hymn)	Хвалите Господа с небес (Воскресный причастный стих)	ch		1883	Choral
22b	Collected Sacred Musical Arrangements (23)	Собрание духовно-музыкальных переложений (23)	ch		1883	Choral	No.12 for 2ch
23	Choruses (4):	Хора (4):	mch (+ pf)		1876	Choral
23/1	The Peasant Feast	Крестьянская пирушка	mch (+ pf)		1876	Choral
23/2	Raven Flies to Raven	Ворон к ворону летит	mch (+ pf)		1876	Choral
23/3	Enslaved by the Rose the Nightingale	Пленившись розой соловей	mch (+ pf)		1876	Choral
23/4	Pass the Goblets	Дайте бокалы	mch (+ pf)		1876	Choral
24	Collection of 100 Russian Folksongs	Сборник 100 русских народных песен	v pf		1875–76	Vocal
25	Romances (2):	Романcа (2):	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
25/1	To My Song	К мойей песне	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
25/2	When I Gaze into Your Eyes	Когда гляжу тебе в глаза	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
26	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1882	Vocal
26/1	In Moment to Delight Devoted	В порыве нежности сердечной	v pf		1882	Vocal
26/2	Evocation	Заклинанийе	v pf		1882	Vocal
26/3	For the Shores of Thy Distant Homeland	Для берегов отчизны дальной	v pf		1882	Vocal
26/4	Zuleika’s Song	Песня Зюлейки	v pf		1882	Vocal
27	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1883	Vocal
27/1	Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven	Горними тихо летела душа небесами	v pf		1883	Vocal
27/2	The Echo	Эхо	v pf		1883	Vocal
27/3	Thou and You	Ты и вы	v pf		1883	Vocal
27/4	Forgive (Remember not These Tearful Days)	Прости (Не помни дней наденья)	v pf		1883	Vocal
28	Overture on Russian Themes	Увертюра на русские тему	orch	D major	1866, rev. 1879–80	Orchestral	later version also arr. for pf4h
28	Overture on Russian Themes	Увертюра на русские тему	pf4h	D major	1880	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
29	Fairy Tale (Baba Yaga)	Сказка (Баба-Яга)	orch		1879–80	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
29	Fairy Tale (Baba Yaga)	Сказка (Баба-Яга)	pf4h		1880	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
30	Piano Concerto	Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром	pf orch	C♯ minor	1882–83	Orchestral	also arr. for 2pf
30	Piano Concerto	Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром	2pf	C♯ minor	1883	Keyboard	arr. from the version for pf orcj
31	Sinfonietta on Russian Themes	Симфониетта на русские темы	orch	A minor	1879–84	Orchestral	adapted from the first 3 movts. of the String Quartet (1878–79).
32	Symphony No.3	Симфония № 3	orch	C major	1866–73, rev. 1886	Orchestral
33	Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes	Концертная фантазия на русские темы	vn orch	B minor	1886–87	Orchestral	also arr. for vn pf
33	Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes	Концертная фантазия на русские темы	vn pf	B minor	1886–87	Chamber	arr. from the version for vn orch
34	Spanish Capriccio (Capriccio on Spanish Themes, Capriccio espagnol)	Испанское каприччио (Каприччио на испанские темы)	orch	A major	1887	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
34	Spanish Capriccio (Capriccio on Spanish Themes, Capriccio espagnol)	Испанское каприччио (Каприччио на испанские темы)	pf4h	A major	1887	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
35	Scheherazade	Шехеразада	orch		1888	Orchestral	symphonic suite; also arr. for pf4h
35	Scheherazade	Шехеразада	pf4h		1888	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
36	Russian Easter Festival	Светлый праздник (Воскресная увертюра)	orch		1888	Orchestral
37	Serenade	Серенада	vc pf		1893	Chamber	also arr. for vc orch
37	Serenade	Серенада	vc orch		1903	Orchestral	arr. from the version for vc pf
38	Pieces (2):	Пьесы (2)	pf		1894	Keyboard	contrbutions to a collaborative album for Vasily Bessel
38/1	Prelude-Impromptu	Прелюдия-экспромт	pf		1894	Keyboard
38/2	Mazurka	Мазурка	pf		1894	Keyboard
39	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
39/1	Oh, if Thou Ccouldst for One Moment	О, йесли б ты могла	v pf		1897	Vocal
39/2	The West Dies out in the Distant Pallid Rose	Запад гаснет в дали бледно-розовой	v pf		1897	Vocal
39/3	Silence Descends on the Golden Cornfields	На нивы желтыйе нисходит тишина	v pf		1897	Vocal
39/4	Sleep, my Poor Friend	Усни, печальный друг	v pf		1897	Vocal
40	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
40/1	When the Golden Cornfield Waves	Когда волнуйеця желтеющая нива	v pf		1897	Vocal
40/2	Across the Midnight Sky	По небу полуночи	v pf		1897	Vocal
40/3	Of What I Dream in the Quiet Night	О чëм в тиши ночей	v pf		1897	Vocal
40/4	I Waited for Thee in the Grotto at the Appointed Hour	Я в гроте ждал тебя в урочный час	v pf		1897	Vocal
41	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
41/1	Sun of the Sleepless	Неспящих солнце	v pf		1897	Vocal
41/2	I am Unhappy	Мне грустно	v pf		1897	Vocal
41/3	I Love Thee, Moon (Melody from the Banks of the Ganges)	Люблю тебя, месяц (Мелодия с берегов Ганга)	v pf		1897	Vocal
41/4	Look in Thy Garden	Посмотри в свой вертоград	v pf		1897	Vocal
42	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
42/1	A Whisper, a Gentle Breath	Шëпот, робкойе дыханьйе	v pf		1897	Vocal
42/2	I Have Come to Greet Thee	Я пришëл к тебе с приветом	v pf		1897	Vocal
42/3	The Clouds Begin to Scatter (Elegy)	Редейет облаков летучая гряда (Элегия)	v pf		1897	Vocal
42/4	My Spoiled Darling	Моя баловница	v pf		1897	Vocal
43	In Spring:	Весной:	v pf		1897	Vocal
43/1	The Lark Sings Louder	Звонче жаворонка пеньйе	v pf		1897	Vocal
43/2	Not the Wind, Blowing from the Heights	Не ветер, вея с высоты	v pf		1897	Vocal
43/3	Cool and Fragrant is Thy Garland	Свеж и душист твой роскошный венок	v pf		1897	Vocal
43/4	It was in the Early Spring	То было раннею весной	v pf		1897	Vocal
44	The Mermaid of Lake Switez	Свитезянка	sop ten ch orch		1897	Choral
45	To the Poet:	Поэту:	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
45/1	The Echo	Эхо	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
45/2	Art	Искусство	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
45/3	The Octave	Октава	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
45/4	Doubt	Сомненийе	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
45/5	The Poet	Поэт	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
46	By the Sea:	У моря:	v pf		1897	Vocal
46/1	The Wave Breaks into Spray	Дробиця, и плещет, и брызжет волна	v pf		1897	Vocal
46/2	Not a Sound from the Sea	Не пениця море	v pf		1897	Vocal
46/3	The Sea is Tossing	Колишеця море	v pf		1897	Vocal
46/4	Do Not Believe Me, Friend	Не верь мне, друг	v pf		1897	Vocal
46/5	The Waves Rrise up Like Mountains	Вздымаюця волны	v pf		1897	Vocal
47	Duets (2):	Дуэта (2):	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal
47/1	Pan	Пан	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal	also arr. for 2vv orch
47/1	Pan	Пан	2vv orch		1905	Vocal	arr. from the version for 2vv pf
47/2	The Song of Songs	Песня песен	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal	also arr. for 2vv orch
47/2	The Song of Songs	Песня песен	2vv orch		1905	Vocal	arr. from the version for 2vv pf
48	Mozart and Salieri	Моцарт и Салиери	vv ch orch		1897	Stage	opera in 1 act
49/	Romances (2):	Романcа (2):	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal
49/1	The Upas Tree	Анчар	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
49/1	The Upas Tree	Анчар	v orch		1906	Vocal	arr. of the version for bass pf
49/2	The Prophet	Пророк	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal	also arr. for v orch (+ mch)
49/2	The Prophet	Пророк	v orch (+ mch)		1899	Vocal	arr. of the version for bass pf
50	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
50/1	The Maiden and the Sun	Дева и солнце	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
50/2	The Singer	Певец	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
50/3	Quiet is the Blue Sea	Тихо море голубойе	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
50/4	I am Still Filled, Dear Friend	Ещë я полн, о друг мой милый	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
51	Romances (4):	Романcа (5):	v pf		1897	Vocal
51/1	Slowly Drag my Days	Медлительно влекуця дни мои	v pf		1897	Vocal
51/2	Do Not Sing to Me, O Lovely One	Не пой, красавица, при мне	v pf		1897	Vocal
51/3	A Pressed Flower	Цветок засохший	v pf		1897	Vocal
51/4	The Beauty	Красавица	v pf		1897	Vocal
51/5	The Rainy Day Has Waned	Ненастный день потух	v pf		1897	Vocal
52	Duets (2):	Дуэта (2);	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal
52/1	The Mountain Spring	Горный ключ	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal	also arr. for 3vv orch as Op.52b
52/2	Angel and Demon	Ангел и демон	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal
52b	The Mountain Spring	Горный ключ	sop mez alt orch		1905	Vocal	arr.of Op.52/1
53	Dragonflies	Стрекозы	2sop mez orch (+ fch)		1897	Vocal
54	The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga	Бояарына Вера Шелога	vv ch orch		1898	Stage	opera in 1 act; written as the prologue to the 2nd version of The Maid of Pskov.
55	Romances (4):	Романcа (4):	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
55/1	Awakening	Пробужденьйе	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
55/2	To a Grecian Girl	Гречанке	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
55/3	The Dream	Сновиденийе	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
55/4	I Died from Happiness	Я умер от счастья	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
56	Romances (2):	Романcа (2):	sop pf		1898	Vocal
56/1	The Nymph	Нимфа	sop pf		1898	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
56/1	The Nymph	Нимфа	v orch		1905	Vocal	arr. of the version for sop pf
56/2	Summer Night’s Dream	Сон в летнюю ночь	sop pf		1898	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
56/2	Summer Night’s Dream	Сон в летнюю ночь	sop pf		1906	Vocal	arr. of the version for sop pf
57	The Tale of Tsar Saltan	Сказке о царе Салтане	orch		1901	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera
58	The Song of Oleg the Wise	Песнь о вещем Олеге	ten bass mch orch		1899	Choral
59	Pan Voyevoda	Пан воевода	orch		1903–04	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera.
60	From Homer	Из Гомера	sop mez alt fch orch		1901	Choral
61	At the Grave (Prelude in Memory of M. P. Belyayev)	Над могилой (Прелюдия памяти М. П. Беляева)	orch		1904	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
61	At the Grave (Prelude in Memory of M. P. Belyayev)	Над могилой (Прелюдия памяти М. П. Беляева)	pf4h		1904	Keyboard	arr. of the verson for orch
62	Chanson russe (Dubinushka)	Русская песня (Дубинюшка)	orch (+ ch)		1905, rev. 1906	Orchestral	later version also arr. for pf4h.
62	Chanson russe (Dubinushka)	Русская песня (Дубинюшка)	pf4h		1906	Keyboard	arr. of the later version for orch
63	Neapolitan Song	Неаполитанская песенка	orch		1907	Orchestral	arr. of Funiculì, Funiculà; also arr. for pf4h.
63	Neapolitan Song	Неаполитанская песенка	pf4h		1907	Keyboard	arr. of the verson for orch
—	Allegretto	Allegretto	pf	C major	1895	Keyboard
—	Allegro	Allegro	pf	D minor	1859–60	Keyboard	lost
—	Allegro	Allegro	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1899	Chamber	for the collaborative work ''Les vendredis'', Book 2, No.1
—	At the Monastery	В монастыре	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1878–79	Chamber	originally intended as the last movement of the String Quartet (1878–79); also arr. for pf4h as ''In Church''
—	Canzonetta and Tarantella	Канцонетта и Тарантелла	2cl		1883–94?	Chamber
—	Choruses (2): #Little Turnip #Little Tom-Cat	Хора (2):	cch		1884	Choral	unfinished
—	Little Turnip	Репка	cch		1884	Choral	unfinished
—	Little Tom-Cat	Котик	cch		1884	Choral	unfinished
—	Christmas Eve [opera]	Ночь перед рождеством [олера]	vv ch orch		1894–95	Stage	opera in 4 acts; see also the concert suite.
—	Christmas Eve [suite]	Ночь перед рождеством [сюита]	orch (+ ch)		1903	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera
—	Clarinet Concerto (Concertstück)	Концерт для кларнета (Концертштюк)	cl ww br perc	E♭ major	1878	Orchestral
—	Come To Me, Signora	Выходи ко мне, сигнора	v pf		1861	Vocal
—	Duets (2)	Дуэта (2)	4hn	F major	1888?	Chamber
—	Fugal Intermezzo		pf4h		1897	Keyboard	intended for the opera Mozart and Saliei, Op.48.
—	Fughettas on Russian Themes (3)	Фугетты на русские темы (3)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts (Nos.1 and 2) and 3 parts (No.3).
—	Fugue	Фуга	pf	C major	1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts; also arr. for pf4h
—	Fugue	Фуга	pf	C major	1875	Keyboard	arr. of the version for pf
—	Fugues (3)	Фуг (3)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts (Nos.2 and 3 are double fugues); No.3 based on the theme B-A-C-H.
—	Fugues (6)	Фуг (6)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 3 parts
—	Funeral March	Похоронный марш	pf	D minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost
—	Greeting (Zdravitsa)	Здравица	orch		1906	Orchestral	for Aleksandr Glazunov's jubilee
—	Heaven and Earth	Земля и небо	vv ch orch		1905	Stage	unfinished opera
—	In Church	В церкви	pf4h		1879	Keyboard	arr. of ''At the Monastery''
—	In the Blood Burns the Fire of Desire	В крови горит огонь желанья	v pf		1865	Vocal	words by Aleksandr Pushkin; lost.
—	Jour de fête ("Name-Day Quartet")	Имянины	2vn va vc	D major	1888	Chamber	finale to the collaborative work with Aleksandr Glazunov and Anatoly Lyadov
—	Kashchey the Immortal	Кащей бессмертный	vv ch orch		1901–02, rev. 1906	Stage	autumnal parable in 4 acts.
—	Little-Russian Fantasia	Малороссийская фантазия	orch		1887	Orchestral	unfinished; incomplete sketches only
—	Little Song (n the Dorian mode)	Песенка (в дориыском ладе)	pf		1901	Keyboard
—	May Night	Майская ночь	vv ch orch		1878–79	Stage	comic opera in 3 acts
—	Mazurka on Polish Themes (Souvenir de tris chants polonais)	Мазурка на полские народные темы	vn orch		1888	Orchestral	also arr. for vn pf
—	Mazurka on Polish Themes (Souvenir de tris chants polonais)	Мазурка на полские народные темы	vn pf		1893	Chamber	arr. of the version for vn orch
—	Mlada	Млада	vv ch orch		1872	Stage	contributions to a collaborative opera-ballet in 4 acts, written with César Cui, Ludwig Minkus, Modest Mussorgsky and Aleksandr Borodin; unfinished, but Rimsky-Korsakov's music was re-used in his own version of the work
—	Mlada	Млада	vv ch orch		1889–90	Stage	magical opera-ballet in 4 acts; see also the concert suite.
—	Mlada	Млада	orch (+ ch)		1894	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera-ballet.
—	My Musical Life	Летопись моей музыкальной жизни	—		1909	Writings
—	Night on Mount Triglav	Ночь на горе Триглаве	orch		1899–1901	Orchestral	adapted from Act III of the opera Mlada.
—	Nocturne	Ноктюрн	pf	B♭ minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost
—	Nocturne	Ноктюрн	4hn	F major	1888	Chamber
—	Overture	Увертюра	pf		1855?	Keyboard	unfinished; lost.
—	Pan Voyevoda	Пан Воевода	vv ch orch		1902–03	Stage
—	Paraphrases ("Chopsticks")	Парафраз на неизменную тему	pf		1878	Keyboard	contributions to the collaborative work by Aleksandr Borodin, César Cui, Anatoly Lyadov, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Shcherbachyov and Franz Liszt
—	Piano Trio	Фортепианное трио	vn vc pf	C minor	1897	Chamber	unfinished; completion by Maksimilian Steinberg (1939).
—	Practical Manual of Harmony	Практический учебник гармонии	—		1885	Writings
—	Prelude	Прелюдия	pf	G major	1896	Keyboard
—	Principles of Orchestration	Основы оркестровки	—		1873	Writings	unfnished; completed posthumously by Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946)
—	Quadrille (Joke)	Кадриль (Шутка)	pf		1885	Keyboard	contribution to a collaborative work with Nikolay Artsybushev, Jāzeps Vītols, Anatoly Lyadov,Nikolay Sokolov andAleksandr Glazunov.
—	Quintet	Квинтет	fl cl bn hn pf	B♭ major	1876	Chamber
—	Russian Folksongs (40)	Народных песен (40	v pf		1875–82	Vocal	collaborative work with Terty Fillipov (1826–1899)
—	Sadko	Садко	vv ch orch		1895–96	Stage	opera-bylina in 7 scene; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946); includes music from the musical tableau Sadko, Op.5
—	Scherzo	Скерцо	pf4h	C minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost.
—	Servila	Сервилия	vv ch orch		1900–01	Stage	opera in 5 acts
—	Stenka Razin	Стенька Разин	vv ch orch		1905	Stage	unfinished opera; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946).
—	String Quartet	Струнный квартет	2vn va vc	G major	1897	Chamber
—	String Quartet (on Russian Themes): #In the Field #At the Wedding-Eve Party #At the Khorovod #At the Monastery	Струнный квартет (на русские темы): #В поле #На девичнике #В хороводе #В монастыре	2vn va vc		1878–79	Chamber	Nos.1 to 3 re-used in Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op.31;No.4 published separately as At the Monastery, and arr. for pf4h as ''In Church'
—	String Quartet ("B la F")	Струнный квартет ("B la F")	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1886	Chamber	Allegro (1st movement) for collaborative quartet with Anatoly Lyadov, Aleksandr Borodin and Aleksandr Glazunov; also arr. for pf4h
—	String Quartet ("B la F")	Струнный квартет ("B la F")	pf4h	B♭ major	1886	Keyboard	arr. from the version for 2vn va vc
—	String Sextet	Струнный секстет	2vn 2va 2vc	A major	1876	Chamber
—	Symphony	Симфония	orch	B minor	1866–69	Orchestral	unfinished; some music re-used in The Snow Maiden.
—	Symphony No.4	Симфония № 4	orch	D minor	1884	Orchestral	unfinished; sketches for scherzo only
—	The Barber of Baghdad	Багдадский бородобрей	vv ch orch		1895	Stage	opera in 1 act; unfinished
—	The Butterfly	Бабочка	2vv pf		1855	Vocal
—	The Golden Cockerel	Золотой петушок	vv ch orch		1906–07	Stage	opera in 3 acts with prologue and epilogue; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946); Introduction and wedding march also arr. for separate concert performance (1907)
—	The Golden Cockerel	Золотой петушок	orch		1907	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera, arr. after the composer's death by Aleksandr Glazunov and Maksimilian Steinberg
—	The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya	Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии	vv ch orch		1903–04	Stage	opera in 4 acts. The text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946).
—	The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya	Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии	orch		1907	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera.
—	The Maid of Pskov	Псковитянка	vv ch orch		1868–72, rev. 1876–77, 1891–92, 1898–1901	Stage	opera in 3 acts; additional prologue to 2nd and 4th versions staged separately as The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga, Op.54.
—	The Maid of Pskov	Псковитянка	orch		1877, rev. 1881–82	Stage	incidental music to the play
—	The Snow Maiden	Снегурочка	vv ch orch		1880–81, rev. 1895	Stage	opera in 4 acts with prologue; see also the concert suite from the opera
—	The Snow Maiden	Снегурочка	orch		1895	Orchestral	concert suite from the later version of the opera
—	The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish	Сказка о рыбаке и о рыбке	orch		1907	Orchestral	Unfinishedu
—	The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess)	Сказка о царе Салтане (Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной царевне Лебеди)	vv ch orch		1899–1900	Stage	opera in 4 acts with prologue; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946).
—	The Tsar's Bride	Царская невеста	vv ch orch		1898	Stage	opera in 4 acts
—	Tronbone Concerto	Концерт для тромбона	tbn ww br perc	B♭ major	1877	Orchestral
—	Variations on a Chorale (4)	Вариации на хорал (4)	2vn va vc	G minor	1885	Chamber
—	Variations on a Russian Theme	Вариации на русские тему	pf		1859–60	Keyboard	lost.
—	Variations on a Russian Theme	Вариации на русские тему	2vn va vc	G major	1898	Chamber	Variation No.4 only for the collaborative work with Nikolay Artsybushev, Aleksandr Scriabin, Aleksandr Glazunov,Anatoly Lyadov, Jāzeps Vītols, Felix Blumenfeld, Victor Ewald, Aleksandr Winkler, and Nikolay Sokolov
—	Variations on a Russian Theme	Вариации на русские тему	pf	A major	1899	Keyboard	Variation No.1 only for the collaborative work with Aleksandr Winkler, Felix Blumenfeld, Nikolay Sokolov, Jāzeps Vītols, Anatoly Lyadov and Aleksandr Glazunov
—	Variations on a Theme by Glinka	Вариации на тему Глинки	ob ww br perc	G minor	1878	Orchestral
—	Variations on a Theme by Mischa	Вариации на тему Миши	pf3h		1878–79?	Keyboard	based on a theme by the composer's son Mikhail Rimsky-Korsakov.
—	We Praise Thee, O God	Тебе Бога хвалим	ch		1883	Choral
—	You Will Soon Forget Me	Ты скоро меня позабудешь	v pf		1866	Vocal	lost

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Versions of Works by Others

This section lists works by other composers that were arranged, transcribed, edited, translated or otherwise adapted by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. The name of the original composer and title of the original works are shown first, followed by details of Rimsky-Korsakov's adaptation.

Beethoven, Ludwig van

• Egmont, Op.84, incidental music for soprano and orchestra (1809–10)

Overture arranged for military band

Borodin, Aleksandr

• Mlada, Act IV of the collaborative opera-ballet (1872)

Extracts edited and orchestrated for concert performance (1890)

• Prince Igor, opera in 4 acts with prologue (1869-87) [unfinished]

Final chorus orchestrated (1879)

Prologue and Act I Scene 1 revised (1885)

Whole opera completed and orchestrated with Aleksandr Glazunov (1887–88)

• String Quartet No.2 in D major (1881)

Nocturne arranged for violin and orchestra (1887)

• Symphony No.1 in E♭ major (1862-67)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov

• Symphony No.2 in B minor (1869-76)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov

• The Sea, song for voice and piano (1869–70); revised for voice and orchestra (1884) [unfinished]

Completed and orchestrated (1906)

Cui, César

• William Ratcliff, opera in 3 acts (1861–68)

First scene orchestrated (1868)

Introduction to Act I and Entr’acte to Act III re-orchestrated (1884)

Dargomyzhsky, Aleksandr

• Rogdana, magical opera (1860–67) [unfinished]

Chorus of Maidens orchestrated (1873)

• The Stone Guest, opera in 3 acts (1866–69) [unfinished]

Orchestration of César Cui's completion of the opera (1869–70; rev. 1899, 1902)

Composition of overture to the opera

Denza, Luigi

• Funiculì, Funiculà, song for voice and piano (1880)

Arranged for orchestra as Neapolitan Song, Op.63 (1907)

Glinka, Mikhail

• A Life for the Tsar, opera in 4 acts with epilogue (1834–46)

Revised and edited with Mily Balakirev and Anatoly Lyadov (1881)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1907)

• Jota Aragonesa, caprice brillante for orchestra (1845)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1901)

• Kamarinskaya, for orchestra (1848)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1902)

• Prince Kholmsky, incidental music for voices and orchestra (1840)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1902)

• Ruslan and Lyudmila, magical opera in 5 acts (1837–42)

Music for stage band re-orchestrated (1876)

Revised and edited with Mily Balakirev and Anatoly Lyadov (1878)

• Souvenir d’une nuit d’été à Madrid, for orchestra (1851)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1901)

• Valse-fantasie in B minor, for orchestra (1839–56)

Revised and edited with Aleksandr Glazunov (1901)

• What a Young Beauty (Что, красотка молодая), song for voice and piano

Theme used in Variations on a Theme by Glinka, for oboe and military band (1878)

Handel, George Frideric

• Samson, HWV 57, opera in 3 acts (1741)

Seven numbers orchestrated, in collaboration with other students of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1875–76)

Mendelssohn, Felix

• A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op.61 (1842)

Nocturne (No.5) and Wedding March (No.9) arranged for military band.

Meyer, Leopold de

• Marche marocaine, Op.22

Arranged for military band (after the orchestral arrangement by Hector Berlioz)

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

• Le prophète, opera in 5 acts (1836–49)

Coronation March (Act IV), arranged for military band

• Les Huguenots, opera in 5 acts (1836)

Conspiracy Scene, arranged for military band

• Robert le diable, opera in 5 acts (1831)

Isabella's Aria, arranged for clarinet and military band

Mussorgsky, Modest

• Boris Godunov

Coronaton Scene re-orchestrated (1892)

Entire opera revised and re-orchestrated (1892–96, revised 1906–07)

• Eremushka's Lullaby, song for voice and piano (1868)

Arranged for voice and orchestra (1906)

• Gathering Mushrooms, song for voice and piano (1867)

Arranged for voice and orchestra (1906)

• Hopak, song for voice and piano (1866)

Arranged for voice and orchestra (1906)

• Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts (1872–80) [unfinished]

Persian Dances edited and orchestrated (1879)

Entire opera completed, edited and orchestrated (1881–83)

• Night on Bald Mountain, for orchestra (1866–67)

Edited and re-orchestrated (1886)

• The Destruction of Sennacherib, cantata (1866–67, rev.1874)

Orchestration of trio (1874)

Editing and re-orchestration of entire cantata (1894)

• The Marriage, comic opera (1868) [unfinished]

Edited and partly orchestrated (1906)

• The Nursery, 7 songs for voice and piano (1872)

With Nurse (No.1) revised and edited (1908)

Schubert, Franz

• Grande marche héroïque, D.885, for piano 4 hands (1826)

Arranged for orchestra (1868)

Schumann, Robert

• Carnaval, Op.9, for piano (1833–35)

Extracts arranged for orchestra

Wagner, Richard

• Lohengrin, WWV 75

Prelude arranged for military band