Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow

Hindu Song

The Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) had a penchant for fairy tales and devoted himself to such stories at an early age: to the character of the seafarer and gusli player Sadko in an orchestral work, or to legendary Arabian figures in Antar, later especially in his symphonic suite Sheherazade of course. The subject of the wandering minstrel Sadko who would rather be a rich merchant was taken up again in the opera of the same title: Before going off to distant places, he asks three foreign merchants - a Varangian, a Venetian and an Indian - to tell him about their home countries. His famous Hindu song with an exotic touch was arranged by Fritz Kreisler for violin and piano - the present edition contains this charming piece in a version for string trio.