List of works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

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Original Works

Opus	Title	Forces	Key	Date	Genre	Notes
Op.01	Symphony No.1	orch	E minor	1861–65, rev. 1884	Orchestral	originally in E♭ minor
Op.02	Romances (4):	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
Op.02/1	Lean Thy Cheek to Mine (Щекою к щеке ты моей приложись)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
Op.02/2	Eastern Song (The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose) (Восточный романс) (Пленившись розой, соловей)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal	piano part written by Mily Balakirev.
Op.02/3	Lullaby (Колыбельная песня) (Баю, баюшки, баю)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal	re-used in ''The Boyarina Vera Sheloga''
Op.02/4	From My Tears (Из слëз моих)	v pf		1865–66	Vocal
Op.03	Romances (4):	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.03/1	The Pine and the Palm (Ель и пальма)	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.03/1	The Pine and the Palm (Ель и пальма)	v orch		1888	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
Op.03/2	Southern Night (Южная ночь)	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.03/3	The Golden Cloud Did Sleep (Ночевала тучка золотая)	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.03/4	On the Hills of Georgia (На холмах Грузии)	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.04	Romances (4):	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.04/1	What is My Name to Thee? (Что в имени тебе моем?)	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.04/2	The Messenger (Гонец)	v pf		1866	Vocal
Op.04/3	In the Dark the Nightingale is Silent (В тëмной роще замолк соловей)	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.04/3	In the Dark the Nightingale is Silent (В тëмной роще замолк соловей)	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
Op.04/4	Quietly Evening Falls (Тихо вечер догорает)	v pf		1866	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.04/4	Quietly Evening Falls (Тихо вечер догорает)	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
Op.05	Sadko (Episode from the Legend of Sadko) (Садко: Эпизод из былини о Садко)	orch		1867, rev. 1869, 1891–92	Orchestral	music re-used in the opera Sadko (1895–96)
Op.06	Fantasia on Serbian Themes (Фантазия на сербские темы)	orch		1867, rev. 1886–87	Orchestral	earlier version also arr. for pf4h.
Op.06	Fantasia on Serbian Themes (Фантазия на сербские темы)	pf4h		1867	Keyboard	arr. of the earlier version for orch
Op.07	Romances (4):	v pf		1867	Vocal
Op.07/1	My Voice for Thee is Sweet and Languid (Мой голос для тебя и ласковый, и томный)	v pf		1867	Vocal
Op.07/2	Hebrew Song (Еврейская песня)	v pf		1867	Vocal
Op.07/3	The Mermaid of Lake Sweitz (Свитезянка)	v pf		1867	Vocal	re-used in the cantata The Mermaid of Lake Sweitz, Op.44.
Op.07/4	Thy Glance is Radiant as the Heavens (Как небеса, твой взор блистает)	v pf		1867	Vocal
Op.08	Romances (6):	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.08/1	Where Thou Art, My Thought Flies to Thee (Где ты, там мысль моя летает)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.08/2	Night (Ночь)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.08/2	Night (Ночь)	v orch		1891	Vocal	arr. of the version for v pf
Op.08/3	The Secret (Тайна)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.08/4	Arise, Come Down (Встань, сойди)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.08/5	In the Kingdom of Roses and Wine (В царстве розы и вина)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.08/6	I Believe, I am Loved (Я верю, я любим)	v pf		1868–70	Vocal
Op.09	Symphony No.2 ("Antar") («Антар»)	orch		1868–75, rev. 1897, 1903	Orchestral	Also described as a "symphonic suite"
Op.10	Variations on the Theme B-A-C-H (6):	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/1	Valse (Вальс)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/2	Intermezzo (Интермеццо)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/3	Scherzo (Скерцо)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/4	Nocturne (Ноктюрн)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/5	Prelude (Прелюдия)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.10/6	Fugue (Фуга)	pf		1878	Keyboard
Op.11	Morceaux (4):	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
Op.11/1	Impromptu (Экспромт)	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
Op.11/2	Novelette (Новелетта)	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
Op.11/3	Scherzino (Скерцино)	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
Op.11/4	Etude (Этюд)	pf		1876–77	Keyboard
Op.12	String Quartet )	2vn va vc	F major	1875	Chamber
Op.13	Choruses (2):	fch		1874	Vocal
Op.13/1	Clouds in the Sky (Тучки небесные)	fch		1874	Vocal
Op.13/2	The Golden Cloud Did Sleep (Ночевала тучка золотая)	fch		1874	Vocal
Op.14	Variations and Fughetta (4)	fch (+ harm/pf)	G minor	1875	Vocal	on the theme of the Russian folksong 'I am Tired of the Nights' («Надоели ночи»)
Op.15	Morceaux (3):	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
Op.15/1	Valse	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
Op.15/2	Romance	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
Op.15/3	Fugue	pf		1875–76	Keyboard
Op.16	Choruses (6):	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/1	In the Wild North (На севере диком)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/2	Bacchic Song (Вакхическая песнь)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/3	Old Song (From the Dense Northern Forests) (Старая песн: Из лесов дремучих северных)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/4	The Moon Floats Quietly and Peacefully (Месяц плывëт и тих и спокоен)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/5	The Last Cloud of the Scattered Storm (Последняя туча рассеянной бури)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.16/6	Prayer (Rule My Days) (Молитва (Владыка дней моих)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.17	Fugues (6)	pf		1875	Keyboard
Op.18	Choruses (2):	ch		1876	Vocal	also published as Op.22
Op.18/1	Before the Cross (Fugue in the Mixolydian Mode) (Пред распятьем: Фуга в миксолидийском ладе)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.18/2	The Tatar Captivity (Variations on a Russian Theme in the Mixolydian mode) (Татарский полон: Вариации на русскую тему в миксолидийском ладе)	ch		1876	Vocal
Op.19	Russian Folksongs (15):	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/01	From the Forest, the Dark Forest (Из-за лесу, лесу тëмного)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/02	As at Evening (Как при вечере)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/03	The Leaves are Thick on the Birch Tree (А и густо на берëзе листьë)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/04	The Green Pear Tree in the Garden (Зелена груша во саду)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/05	As Across the River (Как за речкою)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/06	In the Meadows (Во лузях)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/07	When My Auburn Locks Were Curly (Что вились-то мои русы кудри)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/08	Blow, Storms, Blow (Подуй, подуй, непогодушка)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/09	Oh, My Good Fortune (Ах, талан ли мой)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/10	Rise, Red Sun (Ты взойди, взойди, солнце красное)	ch		1879	Vocal	also arr. for mch
Op.19/10	Rise, Red Sun (Ты взойди, взойди, солнце красное)	mch		1879?	Vocal	arr.of the version for ch
Op.19/11	Rise, O Sun, Not Low but High (Взойди ты, взойди ты, солнце, ни низко, высоко)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/12	In the Field There is a Lime-Tree (Ай, во поле липенька)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/13	Plait the Wattle Fencing (Заплетися, плетень)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/14	Just See, Good People (Посмотрите-ка, добрые люди)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.19/15	Carrying Bindweed I Walk (Со вьюном я хожу)	ch		1879	Vocal
Op.20	Poem About Aleksey, Man of God (Стих об Алексее Божьем человеке)	ch orch		1878	Vocal
Op.21	Slava (Glory) (Слава)	ch orch		1879–80	Vocal
Op.22	Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Литургия Св. Иоанна Златоуства):	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/1	Cherubim's Song (Херувимская)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/2	Cherubim's Song (Херувимская)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/3	I Believe (Верую)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/4	Mercy of Peace (Милость мира)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/5	We Sing to Thee (Тебе поëм)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/6	It is Truly Fitting (Достойно есть)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/7	Our Father (Отче наш)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22/8	Praise the Lord from the Heavens (Sunday Communion hymn) (Хвалите Господа с небес: Воскресный причастный стих)	ch		1883	Vocal
Op.22b	Collected Sacred Musical Arrangements (23) (Собрание духовно-музыкальных переложений (23)	ch		1883	Vocal	No.12 for 2ch
Op.23	Choruses (4):	mch (+ pf)		1876	Vocal
Op.23/1	The Peasant Feast (Крестьянская пирушка)	mch (+ pf)		1876	Vocal
Op.23/2	Raven Flies to Raven (Ворон к ворону летит)	mch (+ pf)		1876	Vocal
Op.23/3	Enslaved by the Rose the Nightingale (Пленившись розой, соловей)	mch (+ pf)		1876	Vocal
Op.23/4	Pass the Goblets (Дайте бокалы)	mch (+ pf)		1876	Vocal
Op.24	Collection of 100 Russian Folksongs	v pf		1875–76	Vocal
Op.25	Romances (2):	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
Op.25/1	To My Song (К моей песне)	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
Op.25/2	When I Gaze into Your Eyes (Когда гляжу тебе в глаза)	v pf		1870–76	Vocal
Op.26	Romances (4):	v pf		1882	Vocal
Op.26/1	In Moment to Delight Devoted (В порыве нежности сердечной)	v pf		1882	Vocal
Op.26/2	Evocation (Заклинание)	v pf		1882	Vocal
Op.26/3	For the Shores of Thy Distant Homeland (Для берегов отчизны дальной)	v pf		1882	Vocal
Op.26/4	Zuleika’s Song (Песня Зюлейки)	v pf		1882	Vocal
Op.27	Romances (4):	v pf		1883	Vocal
Op.27/1	Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven (Горними тихо летела душа небесами)	v pf		1883	Vocal
Op.27/2	The Echo (Эхо)	v pf		1883	Vocal
Op.27/3	Thou and You (Ты и вы)	v pf		1883	Vocal
Op.27/4	Forgive (Remember not These Tearful Days) (Прости: Не помни дней паденья)	v pf		1883	Vocal
Op.28	Overture on Russian Themes (Увертюра на русские темы)	orch	D major	1866, rev. 1879–80	Orchestral	later version also arr. for pf4h
Op.28	Overture on Russian Themes (Увертюра на русские темы)	pf4h	D major	1880	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
Op.29	Fairy Tale (Baba Yaga) (Сказка: Баба-Яга)	orch		1879–80	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
Op.29	Fairy Tale (Baba Yaga) (Сказка: Баба-Яга)	pf4h		1880	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
Op.30	Piano Concerto	pf orch	C♯ minor	1882–83	Orchestral	also arr. for 2pf
Op.30	Piano Concerto	2pf	C♯ minor	1883	Keyboard	arr. from the version for pf orch
Op.31	Sinfonietta on Russian Themes (Симфониетта на русские темы)	orch	A minor	1879–84	Orchestral	adapted from the first 3 movts. of the String Quartet (1878–79).
Op.32	Symphony No.3	orch	C major	1866–73, rev. 1886	Orchestral
Op.33	Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes	vn orch	B minor	1886–87	Orchestral	also arr. for vn pf
Op.33	Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes	vn pf	B minor	1886–87	Chamber	arr. from the version for vn orch
Op.34	Spanish Capriccio (Capriccio espagnol) (Испанское каприччио)	orch	A major	1887	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
Op.34	Spanish Capriccio (Capriccio espagnol) (Испанское каприччио)	pf4h	A major	1887	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
Op.35	Scheherazade (Шехеразада)	orch		1888	Orchestral	symphonic suite; also arr. for pf4h
Op.35	Scheherazade (Шехеразада)	pf4h		1888	Keyboard	arr. from the version for orch
Op.36	Russian Easter Festival (Светлый праздник: Воскресная увертюра)	orch		1888	Orchestral
Op.37	Serenade	vc pf		1893	Chamber	also arr. for vc orch
Op.37	Serenade	vc orch		1903	Orchestral	arr. from the version for vc pf
Op.38	Pieces (2)	pf		1894	Keyboard	contrbutions to a collaborative album for Vasily Bessel
Op.38/1	Prelude-Impromptu	pf		1894	Keyboard
Op.38/2	Mazurka	pf		1894	Keyboard
Op.39	Romances (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.39/1	Oh, if Thou Ccouldst for One Moment (О, если б ты могла)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.39/2	The West Dies out in the Distant Pallid Rose (Запад гаснет в дали бледно-розовой)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.39/3	Silence Descends on the Golden Cornfields (На нивы желтые нисходит тишина)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.39/4	Sleep, my Poor Friend (Усни, печальный друг)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.40	Romances (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.40/1	When the Golden Cornfield Waves (Когда волнуется желтеющая нива)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.40/2	Across the Midnight Sky (По небу полуночи)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.40/3	Of What I Dream in the Quiet Night (О чëм в тиши ночей)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.40/4	I Waited for Thee in the Grotto at the Appointed Hour (Я в гроте ждал тебя в урочный час)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.41	Romances (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.41/1	Sun of the Sleepless (Неспящих солнце)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.41/2	I am Unhappy (Мне грустно)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.41/3	I Love Thee, Moon (Melody from the Banks of the Ganges) (Люблю тебя, месяц: Мелодия с берегов Ганга)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.41/4	Look in Thy Garden (Посмотри в свой вертоград)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.42	Romances (4):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.42/1	A Whisper, a Gentle Breath (Шëпот, робкое дыханье)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.42/2	I Have Come to Greet Thee (Я пришëл к тебе с приветом)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.42/3	The Clouds Begin to Scatter (Elegy) (Редеет облаков летучая гряда: Элегия)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.42/4	My Spoiled Darling (Моя баловница)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.43	In Spring (Весной):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.43/1	The Lark Sings Louder (Звонче жаворонка пенье)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.43/2	Not the Wind, Blowing from the Heights (Не ветер, вея с высоты)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.43/3	Cool and Fragrant is Thy Garland (Свеж и душист твой роскошный венок)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.43/4	It was in the Early Spring (То было раннею весной)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.44	The Mermaid of Lake Switez (Свитезянка)	sop ten ch orch		1897	Vocal
Op.45	To the Poet (Поэту):	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.45/1	The Echo (Эхо)	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.45/2	Art (Искусство)	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.45/3	The Octave (Октава)	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.45/4	Doubt (Сомнение)	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.45/5	The Poet (Поэт)	v pf		1897–99	Vocal
Op.46	By the Sea (У моря):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.46/1	The Wave Breaks into Spray (Дробится, и плещет, и брызжет волна)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.46/2	Not a Sound from the Sea (Не пенится море)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.46/3	The Sea is Tossing (Колышется море)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.46/4	Do Not Believe Me, Friend (Не верь мне, друг)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.46/5	The Waves Rrise up Like Mountains (Вздымаются волны)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.47	Duets (2):	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal
Op.47/1	Pan (Пан)	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal	also arr. for 2vv orch
Op.47/1	Pan (Пан)	2vv orch		1905	Vocal	arr. from the version for 2vv pf
Op.47/2	The Song of Songs (Песня песен)	(mez bar)/(sop ten) pf		1897	Vocal	also arr. for 2vv orch
Op.47/2	The Song of Songs (Песня песен)	2vv orch		1905	Vocal	arr. from the version for 2vv pf
Op.48	Mozart and Salieri (Моцарт и Сальери)	vv ch orch		1897	Stage	opera in 1 act
Op.49/	Romances (2):	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal
Op.49/1	The Upas Tree (Анчар)	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.49/1	The Upas Tree (Анчар)	v orch		1906	Vocal	arr. of the version for bass pf
Op.49/2	The Prophet (Пророк)	bass pf		1882, rev. 1897	Vocal	also arr. for v orch (+ mch)
Op.49/2	The Prophet (Пророк)	v orch (+ mch)		1899	Vocal	arr. of the version for bass pf
Op.50	Romances (4):	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.50/1	The Maiden and the Sun (Дева и солнце)	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.50/2	The Singer (Певец)	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.50/3	Quiet is the Blue Sea (Тихо море голубое)	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.50/4	I am Still Filled, Dear Friend (Ещë я полн, о друг мой милый)	v pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.51	Romances (5):	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.51/1	Slowly Drag my Days (Медлительно влекутся дни мои)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.51/2	Do Not Sing to Me, O Lovely One (Не пой, красавица, при мне)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.51/3	A Pressed Flower (Цветок засохший)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.51/4	The Beauty (Красавица)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.51/5	The Rainy Day Has Waned (Ненастный день потух)	v pf		1897	Vocal
Op.52	Duets (2):	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.52/1	The Mountain Spring (Горный ключ)	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal	also arr. for 3vv orch as Op.52b
Op.52/2	Angel and Demon (Ангел и демон)	2vv pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.52b	The Mountain Spring (Горный ключ)	sop mez alt orch		1905	Vocal	arr.of Op.52/1
Op.53	Dragonflies (Стрекозы)	2sop mez orch (+ fch)		1897	Vocal
Op.54	The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga (Бояарына Вера Шелога)	vv ch orch		1898	Stage	opera in 1 act; written as the prologue to the 2nd version of The Maid of Pskov.
Op.55	Romances (4):	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.55/1	Awakening (Пробужденье)	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.55/2	To a Grecian Girl (Гречанке)	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.55/3	The Dream (Сновидение)	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.55/4	I Died from Happiness (Я умер от счастья)	ten pf		1897–98	Vocal
Op.56	Romances (2):	sop pf		1898	Vocal
Op.56/1	The Nymph (Нимфа)	sop pf		1898	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.56/1	The Nymph (Нимфа)	v orch		1905	Vocal	arr. of the version for sop pf
Op.56/2	Summer Night’s Dream (Сон в летнюю ночь)	sop pf		1898	Vocal	also arr. for v orch
Op.56/2	Summer Night’s Dream (Сон в летнюю ночь)	sop pf		1906	Vocal	arr. of the version for sop pf
Op.57	The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Сказке о царе Салтане)	orch		1901	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera
Op.58	The Song of Oleg the Wise (Песнь о вещем Олеге)	ten bass mch orch		1899	Vocal
Op.59	Pan Voyevoda (Пан воевода)	orch		1903–04	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera.
Op.60	A Page from Homer (Из Гомера)	sop mez alt fch orch		1901	Vocal
Op.61	At the Grave (Prelude in Memory of M. P. Belyayev) (Над могилой: Прелюдия памяти М. П. Беляева)	orch		1904	Orchestral	also arr. for pf4h
Op.61	At the Grave (Prelude in Memory of M. P. Belyayev) (Над могилой: Прелюдия памяти М. П. Беляева)	pf4h		1904	Keyboard	arr. of the verson for orch
Op.62	Chanson russe (Dubinushka) (Русская песня: Дубинушка)	orch (+ ch)		1905, rev. 1906	Orchestral	later version also arr. for pf4h.
Op.62	Chanson russe (Dubinushka) (Русская песня: Дубинушка)	pf4h		1906	Keyboard	arr. of the later version for orch
Op.63	Neapolitan Song (Неаполитанская песенка)	orch		1907	Orchestral	arr. of Funiculì, Funiculà; also arr. for pf4h.
Op.63	Neapolitan Song (Неаполитанская песенка)	pf4h		1907	Keyboard	arr. of the verson for orch
—	Allegretto	pf	C major	1895	Keyboard
—	Allegro	pf	D minor	1859–60	Keyboard	lost
—	Allegro	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1899	Chamber	for the collaborative work ''Les vendredis'', Book 2, No.1
—	At the Monastery (В монастыре)	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1878–79	Chamber	originally intended as the last movement of the String Quartet (1878–79); also arr. for pf4h as ''In Church''
—	Canzonetta and Tarantella	2cl		1883–94?	Chamber
—	Choruses (2):	cch		1884	Vocal	unfinished
—	Little Turnip (Репка)	cch		1884	Vocal	unfinished
—	Little Tom-Cat (Котик)	cch		1884	Vocal	unfinished
—	Christmas Eve (Ночь перед рождеством), opera	vv ch orch		1894–95	Stage	opera in 4 acts; see also the concert suite.
—	Christmas Eve (Ночь перед рождеством), suite	orch (+ ch)		1903	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera
—	Clarinet Concerto (Concertstück)	cl ww br perc	E♭ major	1878	Orchestral
—	Come To Me, Signora (Выходи ко мне, синьора)	v pf		1861	Vocal
—	Duets (2) (Дуэта (2)	4hn	F major	1888?	Chamber
—	Fugal Intermezzo	pf4h		1897	Keyboard	intended for the opera Mozart and Salieri, Op. 48
—	Fughettas on Russian Themes (3)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts (Nos.1 and 2) and 3 parts (No.3).
—	Fugue	pf	C major	1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts; also arr. for pf4h
—	Fugue	pf	C major	1875	Keyboard	arr. of the version for pf
—	Fugue	pf	G minor	1875-76?	Keyboard
—	Fugues (3)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 4 parts (Nos.2 and 3 are double fugues); No.3 based on the theme B-A-C-H.
—	Fugues (6)	pf		1875	Keyboard	in 3 parts
—	Funeral March (Похоронный марш)	pf	D minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost
—	Greeting (Здравица)	orch		1906	Orchestral	for Aleksandr Glazunov's jubilee
—	Heaven and Earth (Земля и небо)	vv ch orch		1905	Stage	unfinished opera
—	In Church (В церкви)	pf4h		1879	Keyboard	arr. of ''At the Monastery''
—	In the Blood Burns the Fire of Desire (В крови горит огонь желанья)	v pf		1865	Vocal	words by Aleksandr Pushkin; lost.
—	Jour de fête ("Name-Day Quartet") (Имянины)	2vn va vc	D major	1888	Chamber	finale to the collaborative work with Aleksandr Glazunov and Anatoly Lyadov
—	Kashchey the Immortal (Кащей бессмертный)	vv ch orch		1901–02, rev. 1906	Stage	autumnal parable in 4 acts.
—	Little-Russian Fantasia (Малороссийская фантазия)	orch		1887	Orchestral	unfinished; incomplete sketches only
—	Little Song in the Dorian mode (Песенка в дорийском ладе)	pf		1901	Keyboard
—	May Night (Майская ночь)	vv ch orch		1878–79	Stage	comic opera in 3 acts
—	Mazurka on Polish Themes (Мазурка на польские народные темы) (Souvenir de tris chants polonais)	vn orch		1888	Orchestral	also arr. for vn pf
—	Mazurka on Polish Themes (Мазурка на польские народные темы) (Souvenir de tris chants polonais)	vn pf		1893	Chamber	arr. of the version for vn orch
—	Mlada (Млада)	vv ch orch		1872	Stage	contributions to a collaborative opera-ballet in 4 acts, written with César Cui, Ludwig Minkus, Modest Mussorgsky and Aleksandr Borodin; unfinished, but Rimsky-Korsakov's music was re-used in his own version of the work
—	Mlada (Млада), opera-ballet	vv ch orch		1889–90	Stage	magical opera-ballet in 4 acts; see also the concert suite.
—	Mlada (Млада), suite	orch (+ ch)		1894	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera-ballet.
—	My Musical Life (Летопись моей музыкальной жизни)	—		1909	Writings
—	Night on Mount Triglav (Ночь на горе Триглаве)	orch		1899–1901	Orchestral	adapted from Act III of the opera Mlada.
—	Nocturne	pf	B♭ minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost
—	Nocturne	4hn	F major	1888	Chamber
—	Overture	pf		1855?	Keyboard	unfinished; lost.
—	Pan Voyevoda (Пан Воевода)	vv ch orch		1902–03	Stage
—	Paraphrases ("Chopsticks") (Парафраз на неизменную тему)	pf		1878	Keyboard	contributions to the collaborative work by Aleksandr Borodin, César Cui, Anatoly Lyadov, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Shcherbachyov and Franz Liszt
—	Piano Trio	vn vc pf	C minor	1897	Chamber	unfinished; completion by Maksimilian Steinberg (1939).
—	Practical Manual of Harmony (Практический учебник гармонии)	—		1885	Writings
—	Prelude	pf	G major	1896	Keyboard
—	Principles of Orchestration (Основы оркестровки)	—		1873	Writings	unfnished; completed posthumously by Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946)
—	Quadrille (Joke) (Кадриль: Шутка)	pf		1885	Keyboard	contribution to a collaborative work with Nikolay Artsybushev, Jāzeps Vītols, Anatoly Lyadov,Nikolay Sokolov andAleksandr Glazunov.
—	Quintet	fl cl bn hn pf	B♭ major	1876	Chamber
—	Russian Folksongs (40)	v pf		1875–82	Vocal	collaborative work with Terty Fillipov (1826–1899)
—	Sadko (Садко)	vv ch orch		1895–96	Stage	opera-bylina in 7 scene; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946); includes music from the musical tableau Sadko, 5
—	Scherzo	pf4h	C minor	1860?	Keyboard	lost.
—	Servilia (Сервилия)	vv ch orch		1900–01	Stage	opera in 5 acts
—	Stenka Razin (Стенька Разин)	vv ch orch		1905	Stage	unfinished opera; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946).
—	String Quartet	2vn va vc	G major	1897	Chamber
—	String Quartet (on Russian Themes): In the Field (В поле) At the Wedding-Eve Party (На девичнике) At the Khorovod (В хороводе) At the Monastery (В монастыре)	2vn va vc		1878–79	Chamber	Nos.1 to 3 re-used in Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, 31;No.4 published separately as At the Monastery, and arr. for pf4h as ''In Church'
—	String Quartet ("B la F")	2vn va vc	B♭ major	1886	Chamber	Allegro (1st movement) for collaborative quartet with Anatoly Lyadov, Aleksandr Borodin and Aleksandr Glazunov; also arr. for pf4h
—	String Quartet ("B la F")	pf4h	B♭ major	1886	Keyboard	arr. from the version for 2vn va vc
—	String Sextet	2vn 2va 2vc	A major	1876	Chamber
—	Symphony	orch	B minor	1866–69	Orchestral	unfinished; some music re-used in The Snow Maiden.
—	Symphony No.4	orch	D minor	1884	Orchestral	unfinished; sketches for scherzo only
—	The Barber of Baghdad (Багдадский бородобрей)	vv ch orch		1895	Stage	opera in 1 act; unfinished
—	The Butterfly (Бабочка)	2vv pf		1855	Vocal
—	The Golden Cockerel (Золотой петушок), opera	vv ch orch		1906–07	Stage	opera in 3 acts with prologue and epilogue; the text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946); Introduction and wedding march also arr. for separate concert performance (1907)
—	The Golden Cockerel (Золотой петушок), suite	orch		1907	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera, arr. after the composer's death by Aleksandr Glazunov and Maksimilian Steinberg
—	The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya (Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии), opera	vv ch orch		1903–04	Stage	opera in 4 acts. The text of this work is subject to the copyright period for the librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946).
—	The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya (Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии), suite	orch		1907	Orchestral	concert suite from the opera.
—	The Maid of Pskov (Псковитянка), opera	vv ch orch		1868–72, rev. 1876–77, 1891–92, 1898–1901	Stage	opera in 3 acts; additional prologue to 2nd and 4th versions staged separately as The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga, 54.
—	The Maid of Pskov (Псковитянка), incidental music	orch		1877, rev. 1881–82	Stage	incidental music to the play
—	The Snow Maiden (Снегурочка), opera	vv ch orch		1880–81, rev. 1895	Stage	opera in 4 acts with prologue; see also the concert suite from the opera
—	The Snow Maiden (Снегурочка), suite	orch		1895	Orchestral	concert suite from the later version of the opera
—	The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish (Сказка о рыбаке и о рыбке)	orch		1907	Orchestral	Unfinished
—	The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess) (Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной царевне Лебеди)	vv ch orch		1899–1900	Stage	opera in 4 acts with prologue
—	The Tsar's Bride (Царская невеста)	vv ch orch		1898	Stage	opera in 4 acts
—	Trombone Concerto	tbn ww br perc	B♭ major	1877	Orchestral
—	Variations on a Chorale (4)	2vn va vc	G minor	1885	Chamber
—	Variations on a Russian Theme (Вариации на русскую тему)	pf		1859–60	Keyboard	lost.
—	Variations on a Russian Theme (Вариации на русскую тему)	2vn va vc	G major	1898	Chamber	Variation No.4 only for the collaborative work with Nikolay Artsybushev, Aleksandr Scriabin, Aleksandr Glazunov,Anatoly Lyadov, Jāzeps Vītols, Felix Blumenfeld, Victor Ewald, Aleksandr Winkler, and Nikolay Sokolov
—	Variations on a Russian Theme (Вариации на русскую тему)	pf	A major	1899	Keyboard	Variation No.1 only for the collaborative work with Aleksandr Winkler, Felix Blumenfeld, Nikolay Sokolov, Jāzeps Vītols, Anatoly Lyadov and Aleksandr Glazunov
—	Variations on a Theme by Glinka (Вариации на тему Глинки)	ob ww br perc	G minor	1878	Orchestral
—	Variations on a Theme by Mischa (Вариации на тему Миши)	pf3h		1878–79?	Keyboard	based on a theme by the composer's son Mikhail Rimsky-Korsakov.
—	We Praise Thee, O God (Тебе Бога хвалим)	ch	C major	1883	Vocal	Two-choir concert on the third voice of the Greek chant [двухорный концерт на третий глас греческого распева ]
—	You Will Soon Forget Me (Ты скоро меня позабудешь)	v pf		1866	Vocal	lost

Versions of Works by Others

This section lists works by other composers that were arranged, transcribed, edited, translated or otherwise adapted by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. The name of the original composer and title of the original works are shown first, followed by details of Rimsky-Korsakov's adaptation.