N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Biography of the composer
Rimsky-Korsakov works are characterized bythey have a special purity of lyrics. All of them are connected with the fairy-tale world, with the life of the people, with the nature of Russia. It is also important to represent the eastern images in them.
The future composer was born in Tikhvin in March 1844of the year. His father was a descendant of a noble family of noble family. Starting with the great-great-grandfather, who was the Rear Admiral of the fleet even under Elizaveta Petrovna, all his ancestors occupied important positions in the administration or in the army. Nick's music (the boy's name was the same) began to be taught from the age of six. But boring teachers could not instill in their child the love of the subject.
N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Biography: departure to St. Petersburg
At the age of twelve, his father brought Nicholas toThe northern capital was also designated by the cadet in the naval corps. His childhood dream came true. The boy was engaged with diligence, however in due course it has appeared, as customs here, and a drill - all to it is alien. In the same year, the cellist Ullich began to teach him how to play the piano. At the age of 16, Nikolai began to take lessons from FA Canilla, the famous pianist. Music pushed back to the background the naval affair, which was very dissatisfied with the elder brother of Nicholas. In addition, the young man joined the Balakirev circle in 1861. Rimsky-Korsakov was very glad that the music enthusiasts took him as an equal. In the same period, Nikolai experiences a heavy loss - the death of his father. A year later, Rimsky-Korsakov set out on a voyage around the world. During the trip, he wrote only Andante for the symphony.
After his return to his homeland, he greedilycatching up everything he missed during the voyage: reads, plays, communicates, works on the First Symphony and performs it in a concert. In 1867 he composed "Sadko" for the orchestra. This "musical picture" brought him real recognition. In the same period, love came to Nicholas. He is fascinated by Nadezhda Purgold, who, together with her sister Alexandra, performed works written by members of the circle. Further four years the composer is working on the opera "Pskovityanka." At this time, there were many exciting events: the elder brother died, in 1871 Nikolai began teaching at the Conservatory, in the same year Nadezhda Purhold became his bride. Returning from the wedding trip, the couple began to learn a new opera. In 1873 her premiere took place. The public approved the work. From 1873 to 1878, Rimsky-Korsakov was busy improving his own technique, as he felt significant gaps in his musical education. Members of the circle did not understand this zeal.
Rimsky-Korsakov. Biography: 1894-1902 years
During this period the composer began to work onThe second opera on the plot of Gogol's works is "The Night Before Christmas". The next work, The Tsar's Bride, was adopted ambiguously. But there was no end to the ovation, when in 1900 the "Tale of Tsar Saltan" came to life on the stage. It was written on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin.
A brief biography of Rimsky-Korsakov: recent years
Combining composer and pedagogicalactivity could not but affect the health of Nikolai Andreevich. However, this did not prevent him from writing his most innovative work - the opera Kashchei the Immortal. Next was the shock of the "bloody Sunday" of 1905. Students at the meeting demanded to stop their studies until the fall. Nikolai Andreevich supported them, for which he was dismissed. Behind him, thus expressing protest, many more professors left the conservatory. Since then, the idea of writing such an opera, in which tsarism could be exposed, did not leave Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1906, he began work on the Golden Cockerel. A year later the opera was written. The governor-general of Moscow opposed her staging, as he was wary of the sharpness of satire on the tsar. Opera was still performed in 1909, but the composer did not see it. In June 1908, he died.
