Russian Easter Festival Overture

Russian Easter Festival Overture
Overture on Liturgical Themes
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The composer in 1893, portrayed by Ilya Repin
Native name	Russian: Светлый праздник
Opus	36
Composed	1887 (1887)–88
Dedication	memories of Modest Mussorgsky and Alexander Borodin
Scoring	orchestra
Premiere
Date	15 Dec 1888

Russian Easter Festival Overture (15:35)

Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra

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Russian Easter Festival Overture: Overture on Liturgical Themes (Russian: Светлый праздник, romanized: Svetly prazdnik, lit. 'Bright festival'), Op. 36, also known as the Great Russian Easter Overture, is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov between August 1887 and April 1888. It was dedicated to the memories of Modest Mussorgsky and Alexander Borodin, two members of the group of composers known in English as "The Five". It is the last of what many call his three most exceptionally brilliant orchestral works, preceded by Capriccio Espagnol and Scheherazade. The work received its premiere at a Russian symphony concert in St. Petersburg on 15 December [O.S. 3 December] 1888.^[1]