The Young Prince And The Young Princess
(Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
The Young Prince
And The Young Princess
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
“ The Young Prince And The Young Princess ” is the third movement from Scheherazade. Sheherazade ,Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888 and based on One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights). This orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music in general and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly in the history of Imperial Russia, as well as orientalism in general. The name “Scheherazade” refers to the main character Scheherazade of the One Thousand and One Nights. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work.