Rimsky-Korsakov - Fairy Tale (skazka), Op. 29

Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yondani Butt. =dm_dp_cdp?ie=UTF8&s=music Fairy Tale (skazka), Op. 29 by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed in 1880-81. It is a symphonic poem based on these lines from Pushkin’s prologue to “Ruslan and Lyudmila“: “One fairy-tale I do recall, I’ll tell now to one and all.“ From Rimsky-Korsakov’s autobiography “My Musical Life“, pages 245-46: “While making up the programs of the Russian Musical Society, [Eduard] Napravnik addressed an inquiry to me, as to which of my compositions I should like to hear performed at these concerts. I indicated the recently written “Skazka“ (Fairy-tale) and gave the score to Napravnik. Shortly afterwards the latter proposed that I conduct the piece myself. I consented. At one of the earlier concerts of that season the “Fairy-tale“ was placed on the program. I conduct