For anyone looking for some dish in the music history department, this article recounts a conversation between Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) and Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) as to which Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov preferred the best: Anton Rubinstein or Peter Tschaikovsky. Opinions flew in all directions and many more names were dropped before the conversation came to a close…
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1912 Rimsky-Korsakov Magazine ArticleOld Magazine Article Concerning Rimsky-KorsakovRimsky-Korsakov Remarks Concerning Peter TschaikovskyRimsky-Korsakov Remarks Concerning Russian Composer Anton RubinsteinOld Magazine Article Concerning Russian Composer Anton RubinsteinOld Magazine Article Concerning Russian Composer Peter Tschaikovsky
1912 Rimsky-Korsakov Magazine ArticleOld Magazine Article Concerning Rimsky-KorsakovRimsky-Korsakov Remarks Concerning Peter TschaikovskyRimsky-Korsakov Remarks Concerning Russian Composer Anton RubinsteinOld Magazine Article Concerning Russian Composer Anton RubinsteinOld Magazine Article Concerning Russian Composer Peter Tschaikovsky
