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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. New York's Musical Courier was not so far from the mark when it reported in 1897: ...

Rimsky-Korsakov, Gluck and Bill Withers and readings performed by Pearl Mackie and Matthew Tennyson include Oscar Wilde, Noel Streatfield, William Golding. Show more From Princess Scheherazade who ...